Project Manager / Project Controls

Radiant Systems Inc; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Radiant Systems Inc. in Portland, OR is seeking a PMO Project Controls professional to support a large-scale manufacturing facility project across planning, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.

The role reports to the PMO Manager in a small team, handling scheduling, budget, risks, and governance for leadership. Responsibilities include developing integrated schedules, tracking costs, producing dashboards, coordinating meetings, and maintaining audit‑ready documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in PMO, project controls, project coordination, or project management.
• Experience supporting large capital, manufacturing, industrial, engineering, facility, or construction projects.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling, cost tracking, forecasting, risk management, and project reporting.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to translate complex project information into concise, decision‑ready reports and presentations for leadership.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow actions through to closure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively across internal and external project teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the PMO Manager in coordinating project controls, governance, reporting, and overall project execution.
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, key milestones, dependencies, critical-path activities, and recovery plans.
• Support project budgeting, CAPEX/OPEX forecasting, cost tracking, commitments, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Consolidate schedule, cost, risk, and progress information into clear project dashboards and executive‑level reporting.
• Maintain and drive follow‑up of project action items, decisions, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Coordinate project meetings and governance reviews, including agendas, meeting minutes, decisions, and follow‑up actions.
• Coordinate project information and deliverables across internal teams, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.
• Support construction progress and milestone‑readiness reporting, including identification of delays, constraints, and required recovery actions.
• Proactively identify schedule, budget, risk, dependency, and execution concerns and elevate them to the PMO Manager and project leadership as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, structured, and audit‑ready project documentation.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk management

Reporting

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Business/PM

Tools

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Primavera P6

Smartsheet

Excel

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Location: Portland OR 97217

Duration: 24+ Months

This role supports the Project Management Office (PMO) for a large-scale manufacturing facility project covering planning, engineering, procurement, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, and operational readiness.

Reporting to the PMO Manager and working as part of a small PMO team, this position provides hands‑on project controls, coordination, and reporting support across the project. The role helps maintain transparency and discipline around schedule, budget, risks, actions, decisions, and overall project performance, while working closely with project leadership, cross‑functional teams, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.

• Support the PMO Manager in coordinating project controls, governance, reporting, and overall project execution.
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, key milestones, dependencies, critical-path activities, and recovery plans.
• Support project budgeting, CAPEX/OPEX forecasting, cost tracking, commitments, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Consolidate schedule, cost, risk, and progress information into clear project dashboards and executive‑level reporting.
• Maintain and drive follow‑up of project action items, decisions, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Coordinate project meetings and governance reviews, including agendas, meeting minutes, decisions, and follow‑up actions.
• Coordinate project information and deliverables across internal teams, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.
• Support construction progress and milestone‑readiness reporting, including identification of delays, constraints, and required recovery actions.
• Proactively identify schedule, budget, risk, dependency, and execution concerns and elevate them to the PMO Manager and project leadership as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, structured, and audit‑ready project documentation.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in PMO, project controls, project coordination, or project management.
• Experience supporting large capital, manufacturing, industrial, engineering, facility, or construction projects.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling, cost tracking, forecasting, risk management, and project reporting.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to translate complex project information into concise, decision‑ready reports and presentations for leadership.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow actions through to closure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively across internal and external project teams.

Exceptional Candidates Might Have

• Experience with greenfield manufacturing facilities, major plant expansions, industrial infrastructure, or logistics facilities.
• Experience working with engineering firms, construction managers, general contractors, equipment suppliers, and other external project partners.
• Experience in EPC, design‑build, general contractor, or construction management environments.
• Advanced experience with project controls methodologies, CAPEX governance, construction progress reporting, and schedule recovery planning.
• Experience with Power BI, Smartsheet, Primavera P6, or comparable project controls/reporting tools.
• Ability to independently identify trends, inconsistencies, and emerging project risks and turn them into actionable insights for project leadership.