Project Services Director

Omega Foundation Services, Inc.; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Omega Foundation Services, Inc. in Baton Rouge seeks a Director, Project Services to oversee cost, schedule, and documentation for all regions.

The role builds and leads the project controls function relied upon by PMs, Field Operations, regional GMs, and executives. The Director owns systems, standards, and reporting that convert field and accounting data into forecasts, covering cost control, scheduling, document control, and equipment management across Omega's heavy civil and mechanical work.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in construction project controls or PM, incl. 5+ years leading a controls team.
• Experience with self-performed heavy civil and/or industrial mechanical work.
• Deep knowledge of job costing, earned value, forecasting, and WIP reporting.
• Hands-on CPM scheduling experience (Primavera P6 or MS Project).
• Experience with construction ERP and project management systems.
• Strong Excel and data skills; able to build reporting used by others.
• Clear communicator with executives, Finance, and field leaders.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Project Services function, including cost controls, project cost accounting, scheduling, and document control.
• Set one standard for project setup, WBS, cost codes, and budget loading across regions.
• Select, implement, and maintain project controls systems and links to accounting, estimating, and field reporting.
• Own monthly cost-to-complete and forecast process for every active project.
• Track costs, earned value, labor productivity, and equipment cost against budget.
• Flag cost and margin risk early and coordinate recovery plans with PMs.
• Manage change order tracking and pending-change exposure with PMs.
• Oversee job cost accuracy: cost coding, accruals, labor and equipment allocation, month-end close support.
• Partner with Finance on revenue recognition inputs, WIP schedule, and project audits.
• Ensure Solaris-equivalent work is costed, documented, and billed at arm's length.

Skills

Project controls

Cost engineering

CPM scheduling

Excel

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Finance or Accounting

AACE CCP/EVP/PSP or PMP

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Description — Director, Project Services

Item Detail

Title Director, Project Services

Reports to Vice President of Operations

Department Operations — Project Services

Scope Project controls, cost, schedule, document control, and equipment for all regions

Direct reports Project Controls Manager; Equipment Manager; Quality Manager

Location Baton Rouge Operations Office, with periodic travel to regional offices and job sites

Classification Full-time, exempt

Position summary

The Director, Project Services gives Omega one accurate, timely picture of every project's cost, schedule, and documentation. The role builds and leads the project controls function that Project Managers, Field Operations, regional General Managers, and executives rely on to make decisions.

The Director owns the systems, standards, and reporting that turn field and accounting data into forecasts. That includes cost control, project cost accounting, scheduling, document control, and equipment management across Omega's heavy civil and mechanical work.

The Director is a member of the Operations Leadership Team. The role is a builder: it sets up processes that scale as Omega grows, adds new disciplines, and performs work for its parent, Solaris Energy Infrastructure.

Organization

The Director has three direct reports: the Project Controls Manager, the Equipment Manager, and the Quality Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Project controls leadership
  • Build and lead the Project Services function, including cost controls, project cost accounting, scheduling, and document control.
  • Set one standard for project setup, work breakdown structure, cost codes, and budget loading across all regions.
  • Select, implement, and maintain project controls systems and their links to accounting, estimating, and field reporting.
• Cost control and forecasting
  • Own the monthly cost-to-complete and forecast process for every active project.
  • Track committed and actual costs, earned value, labor productivity, and equipment cost against budget.
  • Flag cost and margin risk early and work with PMs and Field Operations on recovery plans.
  • Manage change order tracking and pending-change exposure with Project Managers.
• Project cost accounting
  • Oversee job cost accuracy: cost coding, accruals, labor and equipment allocation, and month-end close support.
  • Partner with Finance on revenue recognition inputs, WIP schedule, and project audits.
  • Make sure work for Solaris is costed, documented, and billed at arm's length, the same as third-party work.
• Scheduling
  • Set scheduling standards for baseline, update, and look-ahead schedules.
  • Review schedules for logic, critical path, and resource loading; support delay analysis and schedule claims.
• Document control
  • Own document control standards: drawings and revisions, RFIs, submittals, transmittals, and turnover packages.
  • Ensure records support contract compliance, change claims, and closeout.
• Equipment management
  • Lead the Equipment Manager in managing Omega's owned and rented equipment fleet, including equipment technicians and the shop.
  • Own preventive maintenance, inspections, and repair programs to keep equipment safe and available.
  • Set internal equipment rates charged to projects and track utilization and cost per unit.
  • Make buy, lease, or rent recommendations, and manage equipment purchases and disposals.
  • Coordinate equipment deployment with Field Operations and regional GMs based on project needs.
• Reporting
  • Produce the weekly and monthly project reports and dashboards used by the COO, executives, and the Operations Leadership Team.
  • Give each regional GM and PM a clear view of their projects' cost, schedule, and risk.
• Quality
  • Lead the Quality function through the Quality Manager: the field quality program, inspections, NCRs, and welding quality to ASME B31.3 and the Field Quality Manual.
  • Protect the independence of quality decisions from cost and schedule pressure; the Quality Manager can hold or reject work without cost or schedule override.
• People and process
  • Hire, develop, and retain project controls, cost, scheduling, and document control staff.
  • Train PMs, superintendents, and coordinators on cost coding, reporting, and documentation.
  • Drive continuous improvement in controls processes with Operations Excellence.

Authority and decision rights

The Director decides how projects are controlled and reported; project commitments stay with PMs and GMs under the Financial Release Authority Policy.

Decision Director's role

• Project setup, cost code, and reporting standards
• Decides Monthly forecast and cost-to-complete sign-off
• Approves, after PM and GM review Project controls systems and tools
• Recommends; VP of Operations approves, with Finance input
• Escalating a project with cost or schedule risk
• Decides, directly to the VP of Operations
• Internal equipment rates and maintenance standards
• Decides Equipment purchases, leases, and disposals
• Recommends; approved per the Financial Release Authority Policy
• Hiring and termination within Project ServicesDecides, within approved headcount and with HR Commitments and expenditures
• Per the tier set in the Financial Release Authority Policy

Qualifications

Required

• 12+ years in construction project controls, cost engineering, or project management, including 5+ years leading a controls team.
• Experience with self-performed heavy civil and/or industrial mechanical work.
• Deep knowledge of job costing, earned value, forecasting, and WIP reporting.
• Hands-on CPM scheduling experience (Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project).
• Experience implementing or administering construction ERP and project management systems.
• Strong Excel and data skills; able to build reporting others rely on.
• Clear communicator with executives, Finance, and field leaders.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, or Accounting.
• AACE certification (CCP, EVP, or PSP) or PMP.
• Experience overseeing a heavy equipment fleet, shop, or equipment cost and rate program.
• Experience with Gulf Coast energy, power, or industrial clients.
• Experience building a controls function from scratch or through a reorganization.
• Experience with related-party or affiliate work billed at arm's length.

Leadership competencies

• Brings bad news early and with facts.
• Builds standards people follow because they help, not just because they are required.
• Balances rigor with practicality for busy PMs and field leaders.
• Develops staff and builds bench strength.

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