Senior Project Controls Manager (Coppell, TX) – Austin Bridge & Road

Austin Industries; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industries offers a challenging role for a Senior Project Controls Manager in Coppell, TX. This position involves training project staff, supervising controls, and ensuring alignment between operations and project goals. Candidates should have strong analytical skills, a relevant degree, and at least five years of experience.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401K matching plan

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in project administration in heavy civil construction.
• Proficient in project management and scheduling software.
• Strong understanding of Unit Price and Lump Sum contracts.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Cost Specialists and Project Controls Specialists.
• Ensure compliance with project controls systems.
• Analyze job cost statements and labor cost reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management

Tools

Project management software

Scheduling software

Document control systems

Job description

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Austin Industries is one of the nation’s largest, most diversified U.S.-based construction companies. With more than 7,000 employee-owners, Austin Industries provides nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction services through the expertise of our operating companies: Austin Bridge & Road, Austin Commercial and Austin Industrial.

Austin Bridge & Road has an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Project Controls professional based in our corporate office in Coppell, Texas. This role is responsible for training and supporting project staff in key administrative functions such as quantity tracking, cost control, scheduling, forecasting, and document management. The ideal candidate will help ensure alignment between field operations and project performance goals through consistent oversight and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support Cost Specialists and Project Controls Specialists.
• Lead operations-related training, including Work Plan training, for project staff.
• Assist in the development of APMs, PMs, and Engineers.
• Ensure rapid and consistent implementation of project controls systems across projects.
• Monitor and audit project controls systems to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Provide support for project mobilization and closeout activities.
• Coordinate and support readiness review meetings and audit preparation.
• Establish and maintain document control processes, including RFIs, submittals, correspondence, and meeting notes.
• Confirm timely issuance of contractual notices and subcontracts.
• Set up and maintain the company’s standard quantity tracking system.
• Review and ensure project cost reporting aligns with corporate standards.
• Analyze job cost statements and labor cost reports to identify trends and areas of concern.
• Evaluate weekly man-hour productivity data and report anomalies.
• Assist with project planning and scheduling to ensure alignment with corporate guidelines.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, ownership, and design teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience in project administration, preferably within heavy civil construction.
• Proficient in company-standard software platforms, including project management, scheduling, and document control systems, with the ability to train others.
• Strong administrative knowledge of both Unit Price and Lump Sum contract structures.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of five years of experience in project administration, preferably in heavy civil construction.
• Proficiency in project management, scheduling, and document control software, with the ability to train others.
• Strong understanding of Unit Price and Lump Sum contract structures and their administrative requirements.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Bridge & Road is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
  
  

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.

Austin Bridge & Road is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About Austin Bridge And Road

A leader in the heavy highway and transportation industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road delivers asphalt and concrete services, and builds landmark projects such as complex highway interchanges, tollways, runways, bridges, rail projects, and water/wastewater facilities.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/bridge-road.

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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