Senior Data Center Project Controls Lead - Owner's Rep

Fermi LLC; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fermi LLC is seeking an Owner's senior project-controls representative to oversee integrated cost and schedule control for data center facilities. You will validate contractor cost and schedule deliverables, enforce contract requirements, and coordinate across GCs, MEP trades, equipment vendors, and commissioning agents to drive fast-track delivery.

The role emphasizes CPI/SPI analysis, long-lead equipment tracking, and independent assessments for leadership.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in progressive project controls for data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Experience validating contractor cost and schedule deliverables on owner's side.
• Expert in cost forecasting and Earned Value Management.

Responsibilities

• Review, validate, and challenge contractor-developed integrated schedules for data center builds, aligning WBS/CBS with shell, MEP, and fit-out.
• Validate contractor monthly cost reports: commitments, accruals, actuals, ETC/EAC, and variance analysis against budgets.
• Independently apply Earned Value Management (CPI/SPI) to verify contractor performance and advise leadership.
• Coordinate and validate long-lead equipment tracking and its impact on critical path.
• Manage the change process from the owner's side: review, validate, and disposition change orders and claims.
• Perform independent Primavera P6 schedule analysis to verify progress and support commissioning sequencing.
• Manage contractors to meet contract requirements, cadence, formats, and controls standards.
• Coordinate with owner team, GCs, commissioning agents, and vendors to keep schedule accurate and fast-track ready.
• Prepare and present owner-level controls deliverables and independent assessments.
• Produce accurate, complete, timely project-controls information for senior leadership.

Skills

Project controls

Cost management

Earned Value Management

Primavera P6

Oracle Unifier

Excel (advanced)

Contract/Change management

Data center delivery

Tools

Primavera P6

Oracle Unifier

Excel

Job description

Fermi LLC is seeking an Owner's senior project-controls representative to oversee integrated cost and schedule control for data center facilities. You will validate contractor cost and schedule deliverables, enforce contract requirements, and coordinate across GCs, MEP trades, equipment vendors, and commissioning agents to drive fast-track delivery.

The role emphasizes CPI/SPI analysis, long-lead equipment tracking, and independent assessments for leadership.