Remote Project Controls Manager: Schedule, Cost & Risk

QC Servion; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

QC Servion seeks an experienced Project Controls Manager to join its PgMO, supporting cost management, schedule performance, forecasting, and controls across data center programs. This role connects cost, schedule, risk, and execution data into insights for proactive decision-making and successful project delivery.

The position serves multiple entities in the QC Ecosystem, emphasizing governance, dashboards, and executive reporting while maintaining data integrity and reliable forecasts for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Controls, Business, or a related field.
• 5–10+ years of experience in project controls, project scheduling, cost engineering, construction controls, program controls, or capital project delivery.
• Experience supporting data center, infrastructure, utility, energy, industrial, or large-scale capital construction programs.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling, cost forecasting, performance measurement, change management, risk management, and program reporting.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules and performance metrics.
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), including CPI, SPI, EAC, and variance analysis.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, project controls platforms, and cost forecasting tools.
• Ability to develop forecasts, identify trends, and proactively communicate risks and potential project impacts.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex project data into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze project and program schedules across multiple workstreams.
• Ensure schedules accurately reflect scope, milestones, dependencies, procurement activities, and delivery commitments.
• Monitor schedule performance and identify potential delays, risks, and impacts.
• Partner with project teams to understand schedule drivers and recovery opportunities.
• Support phase-gate reviews, readiness assessments, and project mobilization activities.
• Apply schedule health checks and quality reviews to improve schedule reliability and forecasting accuracy.
• Support budget tracking, forecasting, and performance measurement activities.
• Monitor cost performance and identify variances against approved budgets and forecasts.
• Develop forecast-at-completion projections and provide visibility into potential budget outcomes.
• Partner with Cost Estimators and Program Managers to evaluate financial impacts associated with project changes.
• Support monthly forecasting and project performance reviews.
• Partner with Program Managers to maintain risk registers and support risk management processes.
• Track project risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies across programs.
• Support risk assessments and mitigation planning activities.
• Maintain change logs and ensure approved changes are incorporated into schedule and cost forecasts.
• Provide visibility into emerging risks that may impact project performance.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and performance metrics that provide visibility into project and program health.
• Consolidate schedule, cost, risk, and performance data from multiple sources into actionable reporting.
• Produce weekly, monthly, and executive-level reporting packages.
• Support governance reviews and leadership presentations with accurate performance data and forecasting.
• Translate complex project data into meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Maintain project controls processes, reporting standards, and performance measurement practices.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and integrity of schedule, cost, and forecasting data.
• Support development and maintenance of project baselines.
• Coordinate with project teams and stakeholders to ensure reporting inputs remain current and reliable.
• Help establish a single source of truth for project and program performance information.
• Partner with Program Managers, Cost Estimators, project teams, and operational stakeholders across the QC Ecosystem.
• Support project planning sessions, execution reviews, and program governance activities.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders regarding schedule performance, forecasting, and program risks.
• Assist leadership in understanding key program trends, risks, and performance indicators.

Skills

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Project scheduling

Forecasting

Stakeholder communication

Education

PMI-SP/PSP/CCP/EVP/PMP certifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Project Controls/Business

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Cost forecasting tools

Job description

QC Servion seeks an experienced Project Controls Manager to join its PgMO, supporting cost management, schedule performance, forecasting, and controls across data center programs. This role connects cost, schedule, risk, and execution data into insights for proactive decision-making and successful project delivery.

The position serves multiple entities in the QC Ecosystem, emphasizing governance, dashboards, and executive reporting while maintaining data integrity and reliable forecasts for