Senior Project Controls Leader – Pharma-Scale Programs

Cumming; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 115,700 - 161,966; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group in the United States is seeking an experienced Project Controls professional to lead cost and schedule management across multi-EPC programs in a pharmaceutical/biotech context. You will drive integrated scheduling, earnings, and risk analysis while coordinating with EPCs, vendors, and owners.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of project-controls experience, including 5+ years managing a team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of project-controls experience.
• 5+ years managing a project-controls function or team.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, API, biologics, or cGMP facility experience required.
• Experience supporting programs valued at $1 billion or more preferred.
• AACE, PMI-SP, CCP, PSP, or PMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost, schedule, risk, change control, progress measurement, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain the integrated master schedule across design, procurement, construction, CQV, startup, and readiness.
• Integrate EPC, contractor, vendor, and owner schedules.
• Establish WBS, cost WBS, control budgets, commitments, forecasts, cash flow, and contingencies.
• Perform independent cost and schedule analyses of contractor submissions.
• Implement earned value management and progress-measurement procedures.
• Analyze schedule logic, critical path, float, productivity, resources, and milestones.
• Develop cost and schedule forecasts and variance analysis.
• Maintain program risk register and perform quantitative risk analysis.
• Manage trends, change orders, contingency drawdown, and forecast impacts.
• Track long-lead equipment against construction and startup requirements.
• Review contractor estimates, schedules, progress reports, invoices, change orders, and recovery plans.
• Develop project-controls dashboards, KPIs, and monthly reports.

Skills

Cost control

Planning & scheduling

Earned value management

Risk management

Monte Carlo modeling

Change management

CQV sequencing

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

ERP platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Quantity Surveying, or related

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

ERP platforms

Job description

Cumming Group in the United States is seeking an experienced Project Controls professional to lead cost and schedule management across multi-EPC programs in a pharmaceutical/biotech context. You will drive integrated scheduling, earnings, and risk analysis while coordinating with EPCs, vendors, and owners.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of project-controls experience, including 5+ years managing a team.