Senior Project Controller - EPC Hardware Scheduling

AACE International; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 Days of PTO

12 Paid Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

401(k) Savings Plan (including Roth?)

Basic Life Insurance

Dependent Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Short-Term Disability (STD)

Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Parental Leave

ESOP

Bonus Potential

Job summary

CycloKinetics in Salt Lake City, Utah seeks a Project Controller to support the engineering organization by planning and tracking complex schedules for our biorefinery project.

The role requires strong Microsoft Project skills, experience in hardware-focused EPC or industrial projects, and ability to coordinate across engineering, operations, procurement, and external partners. This is an on-site role with collaborative growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree relevant to role or significant additional highly relevant experience.
• Technical relevant degree a plus (Engineering, Construction Management, etc)
• 5–9 + years of experience in project scheduling, preferably in industrial, EPC, manufacturing, or hardware development environments
• High proficiency in Microsoft Project (required)
• Strong understanding of scheduling concepts including critical path, float, dependencies, and resource loading
• Experience supporting engineering-driven projects with cross-functional coordination
• Familiarity with EPC workflows, construction sequencing, and procurement timelines
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across technical and non-technical teams
• Experience with MS office suite

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project.
• Build and manage integrated master schedules across multiple concurrent projects.
• Coordinate closely with engineering, operations, procurement, project development, and external EPC partners to align timelines and dependencies.
• Track engineering and project development resource allocations across individuals, teams, and project workstreams.
• Monitor project progress, identify schedule risks/conflicts, and proactively communicate impacts to stakeholders.
• Meet regularly with external EPC partners to inform internal master schedules (progress updates, schedule integration, etc.).
• Maintain schedule baselines and track variance against plan.
• Facilitate regular schedule review meetings and provide clear reporting on status, risks, and critical path items.
• Support project planning efforts including scope definition, work breakdown structures (WBS), and milestone development.
• Identify resource constraints and assist leadership in prioritization and sequencing of work.
• Interface with procurement and construction schedules to ensure alignment with engineering deliverables.
• Maintain accurate documentation of schedules, assumptions, and changes.
• Confers regularly with management and project stakeholders throughout a project’s lifecycle.
• Other job duties as assigned

Skills

Scheduling

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Technical degree preferred (Engineering, Construction Management)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

CycloKinetics in Salt Lake City, Utah seeks a Project Controller to support the engineering organization by planning and tracking complex schedules for our biorefinery project.

The role requires strong Microsoft Project skills, experience in hardware-focused EPC or industrial projects, and ability to coordinate across engineering, operations, procurement, and external partners. This is an on-site role with collaborative growth opportunities.