Senior Project Controls Leader for Capital Projects

H. J. Russell & Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

H. J. Russell & Company is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead controls across complex capital construction projects in the Atlanta area.

You will oversee cost management, scheduling, forecasting, risk assessment, and reporting, partnering with clients, contractors, and leadership to drive informed decision-making. The role requires a ten-plus year track record in project controls and at least five years in leadership, with expertise in PMIS/PCMS systems and enterprise reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; equivalent combinations may be considered.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible Project Controls experience on complex capital construction or infrastructure projects.
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience managing project controls personnel, functions, or programs.
• Demonstrated experience in cost management, scheduling, forecasting, estimating, reporting, change management, and risk management.
• Strong analytical, financial, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships with clients, contractors, project teams, and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Leads project controls activities across assigned projects, including cost management, scheduling, forecasting, reporting, risk management, estimating, and change management.
• Oversees project budgets, schedules, forecasts, and performance metrics, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities while recommending corrective actions to improve project outcomes.
• Develops and maintains project controls processes, procedures, and reporting standards that promote consistency, accountability, and effective project execution.
• Serves as a trusted advisor to project leadership and clients by providing project performance analysis, forecasts, risk assessments, and recommendations that support informed decision-making.
• Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with clients, project managers, contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders to support successful project delivery.
• Leads, mentors, and develops project controls personnel by establishing performance expectations, supporting professional development, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
• Drives continuous improvement by evaluating project controls processes, reporting practices, and operational performance to enhance efficiency, quality, and client service.
• Ensures compliance with company policies, client requirements, contractual obligations, and project controls standards.
• Leads the implementation, configuration, adoption, and continuous optimization of the PMIS/PCMS to support standardized project delivery across the capital program.
• Establishes standardized project controls governance, data management practices, and enterprise reporting frameworks that promote consistency across multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Coordinates integration of project controls systems with scheduling, financial, document management, and other enterprise systems to improve reporting, forecasting, and data integrity.
• Develops executive dashboards, portfolio-level reporting, KPIs, and performance analytics that provide program leadership with meaningful project insights and decision support.
• Partners with client leadership, information technology teams, software vendors, and project stakeholders to support successful implementation, user adoption, and continuous improvement of project controls technology.
• Supports capital improvement programs by ensuring project controls processes align with owner requirements, program governance, and operational considerations.

Skills

Leadership

Cost management

Scheduling

Forecasting

Risk management

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Architecture/Business/PM

Tools

PMIS/PCMS

Primavera P6

Oracle Unifier

PMWeb

Kahua

e-Builder

Job description

H. J. Russell & Company is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead controls across complex capital construction projects in the Atlanta area.

You will oversee cost management, scheduling, forecasting, risk assessment, and reporting, partnering with clients, contractors, and leadership to drive informed decision-making. The role requires a ten-plus year track record in project controls and at least five years in leadership, with expertise in PMIS/PCMS systems and enterprise reporting.