Senior Director, Project Controls

Mp Materials Corp.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

MP Materials is seeking a Senior Director, Project Controls in Fort Worth, TX to lead cost control, planning, scheduling, and risk management across major capital projects with EPC/EPCM partners.

You will establish standards and KPI across the portfolio, oversee forecasting and earned value, and provide senior leadership with actionable reporting while driving continuous improvement and team development.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of project controls and capital project experience.
• 8+ years leading project controls organizations.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6, cost control, forecasting, estimating, and risk management.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• PMP, CCP, PSP, EVP, PMI-SP, or equivalent professional certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Project Controls organization including cost control, estimating, planning, scheduling, risk management, and reporting.
• Establish standards, procedures, and KPIs across the capital portfolio.
• Oversee project cost forecasting, earned value management, cash flow forecasting, and executive reporting.
• Ensure development and maintenance of integrated master schedules.
• Lead estimating activities from conceptual through detailed project phases.
• Manage EPC/EPCM contractor compliance with project controls requirements.
• Direct portfolio risk management, change control, and contingency management processes.
• Provide executive-level reporting and decision support to senior leadership.
• Support implementation and optimization of project controls systems and analytics tools.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing project controls team.

Skills

Project controls leadership

Executive reporting

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Finance or related field

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

Cost control

Forecasting

Estimating

Portfolio risk management

Job description

Full Time Fort Worth, TX, US

Company Overview:

MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is rebuilding American industrial capability for a new era of autonomy, robotics, and electrification.

We are the only U.S. company with a fully integrated rare earth supply chain—from mining and refining to advanced metal and magnet manufacturing. Our products include both the critical materials used to make permanent magnets and the finished magnets themselves—enabling next-generation technologies in robotics, automation, aerospace, transportation, defense, and energy systems. These materials are the foundation of physical AI—the convergence of computation, movement, and control.

We hire ambitious, mission-driven people who want to tackle complex challenges and shape the future of strategic industries. Our culture is rooted in teamwork, resiliency, and integrity, with a deep commitment to operational excellence and national purpose. MP is rapidly evolving from a materials producer into a leading U.S. manufacturer—and our people are driving that transformation.

Position Overview:

The Senior Director, Project Controls is responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving the Project Controls function across the Capital Projects organization. This role oversees project cost management, estimating, planning, scheduling, forecasting, risk analysis, change management, and performance reporting across a portfolio of major capital projects executed utilizing EPC/EPCM contractors.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Project Controls organization including cost control, estimating, planning, scheduling, risk management, and reporting.
• Establish standards, procedures, and KPIs across the capital portfolio.
• Oversee project cost forecasting, earned value management, cash flow forecasting, and executive reporting.
• Ensure development and maintenance of integrated master schedules.
• Lead estimating activities from conceptual through detailed project phases.
• Manage EPC/EPCM contractor compliance with project controls requirements.
• Direct portfolio risk management, change control, and contingency management processes.
• Provide executive-level reporting and decision support to senior leadership.
• Support implementation and optimization of project controls systems and analytics tools.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing project controls team.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field required.
• 15+ years of project controls and capital project experience.
• 8+ years leading project controls organizations.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6, cost control, forecasting, estimating, and risk management.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• PMP, CCP, PSP, EVP, PMI-SP, or equivalent professional certifications preferred.

MP Materials is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Aff…

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Underrepresented groups/Women/Disabled/Veterans are encouraged to apply. Candidates whose disabilities make them unable to meet the position’s requirements will still be considered qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation.

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