Senior Project Controls & Forecasting Lead

Giga Energy Inc.; San Francisco, Long Beach, Houston (CA, CA, TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Giga Energy Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Controls Estimator to join our Finance and Construction teams in San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston.

You will own cost control, forecasting, and earned value management across a portfolio of capital projects, building the systems and reports leadership relies on to move fast and stay on budget. In a high-growth environment, you’ll collaborate with Engineering, Construction, and Finance to surface insights in real time, produce weekly/monthly

Qualifications

• 5+ years in project controls on large capital projects.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 / MS Project and advanced Excel.
• Strong earned value management knowledge for capital projects.
• Experience forecasting costs, managing change, producing exec reports.
• Ability to translate data for Engineering, Construction, Finance.
• Analytical with large datasets.
• Strong communication with senior leadership.

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.

Skills

Cost management

Scheduling

EVM

Executive reporting

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Giga Energy Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Controls Estimator to join our Finance and Construction teams in San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston.

You will own cost control, forecasting, and earned value management across a portfolio of capital projects, building the systems and reports leadership relies on to move fast and stay on budget. In a high-growth environment, you’ll collaborate with Engineering, Construction, and Finance to surface insights in real time, produce weekly/monthly