Senior Project Controls Manager - Heavy Civil & Industrial

Hunt Guillot & Associates (HGA); Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunt Guillot & Associates (HGA) in Baton Rouge, LA seeks a Project Controls Manager to lead cost, schedule, forecasting, and performance management across multiple heavy civil and industrial construction projects.

The role partners with project leaders to ensure accurate visibility into performance, identify risks, and support successful execution and financial outcomes, with direct client collaboration and on-site leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred.
• 8–12+ years of project controls experience in heavy civil, industrial, infrastructure, or large-scale construction.
• Strong experience with cost management, forecasting, scheduling, change management, and performance analysis.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and project controls/reporting systems.
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent projects with strong analytical and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls activities including cost control, scheduling, forecasting, change management, and performance reporting.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, cash flow projections, and EAC.
• Oversee development and maintenance of project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Monitor progress, productivity, costs, and schedule performance; identify trends and risks.
• Provide regular project performance reporting and analysis to project and executive leadership.
• Support change order management, claims documentation, and evaluation of cost and schedule impacts.
• Establish and maintain consistent project controls processes, procedures, and reporting standards across projects.
• Partner with Project Managers, Estimators, Accounting, and field leadership to ensure accurate data.
• Lead and develop project controls personnel as the portfolio grows.

Skills

Cost management

Forecasting

Scheduling

Change management

Project performance analysis

Leadership

Communication

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Hunt Guillot & Associates (HGA) in Baton Rouge, LA seeks a Project Controls Manager to lead cost, schedule, forecasting, and performance management across multiple heavy civil and industrial construction projects.

The role partners with project leaders to ensure accurate visibility into performance, identify risks, and support successful execution and financial outcomes, with direct client collaboration and on-site leadership.