Senior Manager, Project Controls, NA

Vantage Data Centers LLC; Port Washington, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life and AD&D insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Vantage Data Centers LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Project Controls to lead scheduling, cost estimating, change management and reporting for NA development projects. This fully remote role supports a dynamic Construction Delivery team, ensuring alignment with global standards and robust forecasting.

You will oversee schedules, budgets, risk communication, and controls processes, partnering with estimating and finance to improve forecast accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent.
• 5+ years in project controls management.
• Experience with schedule and cost management systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage schedule and cost databases for assigned projects.
• Ensure consistent use of WBS, CBS, and SOV structures.
• Provide schedule and cost deliverables to stakeholders.
• Develop project dashboards and month-end forecasting.
• Implement change management workflows and document changes.
• Oversee scheduling across lifecycle stages and contractor compliance.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Business Administration, Engineering or certification as Project Controls Manager or equivalent recommended

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

## Senior Manager, Project Controls, NAApply: Port Washington, Wisconsin: Full time: Posted Today: R21104# **About Vantage**Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.# **About Vantage**Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.**Construction Delivery Department**The Construction team is responsible for the entire process flow of delivering the physical data centers from shovel ready state through commissioning, working with Sales, Operations, and management along the way. Construction implements and executes upon the work product developed by the Development & Engineering (D&E) team. The team also manages Vantage’s build partners to success through technical feedback and review and actively participates in review of schedule and budget. Many times, a role like this at other companies is purely oversight.One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our construction teams are given the responsibility and authority to directly drive the process. When compared to external resources, our internal team can ensure the key stakeholders are engaged in the decision-making process to align long-term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics to deliver products aligned with corporate goals. This approach empowers each member of the team to drive high-impact decisions and even more impactful results.**Position Overview** As the Senior Manager, Project Controls for North America. Your key function will be to support the efficient delivery of Vantage Data Center Portfolio by the organization of data, implementation of scalable processes and the use of professional tools. In this role, you will lead, collaborate, negotiate, and communicate to identify areas for improvement, development of plans, processes and execute changes. This includes supporting project budgets and schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. **This role is based fully remote in the US.** Vantage is hiring a Senior Manager, Project Controls to lead project controls efforts across multiple development projects. This role will oversee scheduling, cost estimating, change management, and reporting functions, ensuring alignment with global standards and supporting project delivery teams. **Essential Job Functions** Programmatic Support:* Manage schedule and cost databases for assigned projects.* Ensure consistent use of WBS, CBS, and SOV structures.* Provide schedule and cost deliverables to internal and external stakeholders. Reporting:* Develop project-level dashboards and reports.* Lead month-end forecasting and variance analysis.* Ensure accurate reporting of risk exposure and progress metrics. Change Management:* Implement change management workflows and documentation.* Evaluate design and construction changes for cost/schedule impact.* Maintain historical data for future benchmarking. Development Projects:* Oversee schedule development and updates across lifecycle stages.* Ensure contractor compliance with project controls standards.* Partner with estimating and finance teams to improve forecasting accuracy. Additional Duties:* Perform other duties as assigned by management. **Education:**· Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Business Administration, Engineering or certification as Project Controls Manager or equivalent recommended. **Experience:**· 5 years of experience in project controls management required 5 to 7 years preferred.· Experience in P6 softwareSkills:· Strong organizational and time management skills.· Understanding general project controls technical skills and the integration of all of the components including organizational, planning, accounting, analysis and revision process areas.· Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.· Travel required is expected to be up to 25-50% but may increase over time as the business evolves.**Physical Demands and Special Requirements**The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.**Additional Details****· Salary Range: $175-195k Base + Bonus**· This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.· Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.Vantage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Vantage does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage.We’ll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon—we’re excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!