Senior Project Controls Estimator

Giga Energy; United States; A distancia; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Giga Energy is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to unite Finance and Construction, turning project data into clear financial forecasts. You will own cost control, schedules, and EVM for large capital programs, delivering real-time insights to leadership.

You’ll collaborate with Engineering, Construction, and Finance, build robust controls, and maintain accurate baselines. This onsite role is based in U.S. hubs with potential for remote considerations for exceptional talent.

Formación

• 5+ years of project controls experience on large capital projects in energy, construction, infrastructure, utilities, or industrial sectors.
• Proficiency in cost management and scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or equivalent) and advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills.
• Strong understanding of earned value management principles and their application to capital project reporting.
• Demonstrated experience developing cost forecasts, managing change control, and producing executive-level project performance reports.

Responsabilidades

• Own cost control and forecasting across a portfolio of capital construction projects — including budget development, commitment tracking, cost-to-complete forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Build and maintain integrated project schedules in collaboration with Engineering and Construction teams; monitor progress, identify critical path risks, and communicate schedule impacts to leadership.
• Develop and maintain earned value management (EVM) reporting to provide real-time visibility into project performance against cost and schedule baselines.
• Produce weekly and monthly project controls reports for Finance and executive leadership, translating complex data into clear, actionable narratives.
• Manage change control processes: track change orders, assess cost and schedule impacts, and ensure all changes are documented and reflected in updated baselines.
• Partner with Procurement and Accounts Payable to ensure contractor invoices, purchase orders, and accruals are accurately coded and aligned with project budgets.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the project portfolio; proactively surface issues before they become cost or schedule overruns.
• Improve and standardize project controls tools, templates, and processes across Giga's growing project portfolio.

Conocimientos

Cost management

Scheduling

Earned value management

Excel/Sheets

Stakeholder communication

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Herramientas

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Descripción del empleo

What you'll do

As a Senior Project Controls Specialist at Giga, you'll sit at the intersection of Finance and Construction — turning raw project data into the financial clarity our leadership needs to make fast, confident decisions. You're not just tracking budgets; you're building the systems, forecasts, and controls that tell us exactly where every dollar is going across a portfolio of large-scale infrastructure projects. In a company moving at Giga's speed, the ability to surface accurate cost and schedule intelligence in real time isn't nice to have — it's a competitive advantage. You'll own this function with autonomy, build structure in a high-growth environment, and work directly alongside Engineering, Construction, and Finance leaders to keep our projects on track and on budget.

Where you'll work

We're onsite because velocity matters when you're building physical infrastructure. Solving complex problems in real-time with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Finance leaders is how we move faster than a slow, antiquated industry.

This role is based in our San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston offices, with full-time onsite expectations outside of bi-weekly WFH Fridays. We will make exceptions for truly exceptional talent outside our hubs — if you're the right person, we'll have that conversation.

Responsibilities

• Own cost control and forecasting across a portfolio of capital construction projects — including budget development, commitment tracking, cost-to-complete forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Build and maintain integrated project schedules in collaboration with Engineering and Construction teams; monitor progress, identify critical path risks, and communicate schedule impacts to leadership.
• Develop and maintain earned value management (EVM) reporting to provide real-time visibility into project performance against cost and schedule baselines.
• Produce weekly and monthly project controls reports for Finance and executive leadership, translating complex data into clear, actionable narratives.
• Manage change control processes: track change orders, assess cost and schedule impacts, and ensure all changes are documented and reflected in updated baselines.
• Partner with Procurement and Accounts Payable to ensure contractor invoices, purchase orders, and accruals are accurately coded and aligned with project budgets.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the project portfolio; proactively surface issues before they become cost or schedule overruns.
• Improve and standardize project controls tools, templates, and processes across Giga's growing project portfolio.

Requirements

• 5+ years of project controls experience on large capital projects in energy, construction, infrastructure, utilities, or industrial sectors.
• Proficiency in cost management and scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or equivalent) and advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills.
• Strong understanding of earned value management principles and their application to capital project reporting.
• Demonstrated experience developing cost forecasts, managing change control, and producing executive-level project performance reports.
• Ability to work across Engineering, Construction, and Finance stakeholders — translating technical project data into financial language and vice versa.
• High degree of analytical rigor with the ability to manage large, complex datasets with accuracy.
• Strong communicator who can present financial and schedule risk clearly and concisely to senior leadership.

Bonus points

• Experience in utility-scale power generation, high-voltage electrical infrastructure, or data center construction.
• Familiarity with AACE International cost engineering standards or similar frameworks.
• Experience standing up a project controls function from early-stage startup or greenfield environment.
• Experience preparing budgetary and preliminary CAPEX estimates (±20–30%) for project authorization and funding approvals, and producing definitive and control-level CAPEX estimates based on advanced engineering and scope definition, achieving accuracy levels from ±10–15% through ±5–10% to support execution, cost control, and final investment decisions.
• Working knowledge of industry-standard construction cost estimating tools, databases, benchmarks, and norms, and their application across all stages of capital project development.
• Exposure to ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP) and their integration with project cost tracking.
• Background in Finance, Accounting, or Engineering in addition to project controls experience.