Senior Project Controls Specialist - Houston, TX

Equinox Engineering Ltd.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinox Engineering in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support scheduling, cost control, variance analysis, forecasting, and reporting across multiple EPCM projects. You will report to the Project Controls Manager and collaborate with Project Managers, engineers, and clients to ensure schedule integrity and cost control.

The role emphasizes earned value management, schedule risk analysis, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in cost control, planning, and scheduling.
• Minimum 5 years in an EPCM oil and gas environment.
• Expert skills in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel.
• PSP and/or PMP designation is an asset; Monte Carlo schedule risk analysis experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead scheduling, cost control, variance analysis, forecasting, and reporting.
• Develop integrated project schedules from scope with minimal direction.
• Perform critical path and earned value analysis.
• Support schedule risk analysis and change management.
• Liaise with Project Managers, engineers, and clients.

Skills

Primavera P6

Forecasting

Earned Value Management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Post-secondary education in Accounting or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Project Controls Specialist - Houston, TX

Department: Project Controls

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Houston, TX, USA

Description

Equinox Engineering is an international EPCM leader known for innovative facility design and engineering across natural gas, oil, heavy oil, carbon capture, power generation, emerging energy, and brownfield projects around the globe. We work with top energy producers in the USA, Canada, and internationally. We are committed to identifying and retaining the most talented employees to delivering high quality projects of all sizes and complexities that exceed client expectations.

Why Join Equinox?

• Meaningful work on a wide range of energy, processing, and facility projects
• Strong, people-focused culture emphasizing mentorship, collaboration, and technical excellence
• Flexible and supportive work environment with long-term career growth
• Entrepreneurial culture that fosters technically strong and commercially minded leaders

What You’ll Do

As a member of the Project Controls group, you will be given opportunities to apply your education and experience on complex projects. You will be challenged to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and maintain very high quality. Reporting directly to the Project Controls Manager, the Senior Project Controls Specialist will support Project Managers in areas of scheduling, cost control, variance analysis, forecasting and reporting. You will also be involved in earned value management, change management and risk management.

Technical Support

• Lead planning, scheduling, and cost control activities for multiple EPCM projects.
• Develop integrated project schedules from scope with minimal direction.
• Perform critical path and critical float path analysis.
• Conduct schedule variance, progress measurement, and earned value analysis (EV, SPI, CPI).
• Prepare forecasting, performance, and cost reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and enhance reporting and analysis tools using internal systems and Excel.
• Support schedule risk analysis, recovery planning, and schedule compression initiatives.

Collaboration & Project Execution

• Partner closely with Project Managers, Project Engineers, and discipline leads to support successful project delivery.
• Integrate scheduling and cost input from engineers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients into master schedules.
• Participate in WBS development, resource loading, and change management processes.
• Liaise with clients as required on matters related to scheduling, cost control, and reporting.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Ensure project controls activities comply with Equinox procedures, client requirements, and industry best practices.
• Promote consistent, accurate, and timely reporting across assigned projects.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in project controls workflows and tools.

Technical Exposure

• Work across a diverse portfolio of sweet gas, sour gas, conventional oil, heavy oil, facilities, and pipeline projects.
• Exposure to earned value management, schedule risk analysis, and portfolio-level schedule integration.
• Opportunity to contribute thought leadership and subject matter expertise within Project Controls.

About You

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in cost control, planning, and scheduling.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an EPCM oil and gas environment.
• Expert skills in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong earned value management and forecasting experience.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working with senior project stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capability.
• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• PSP and/or PMP designation is an asset.
• Schedule risk analysis (e.g., Monte Carlo) experience is an asset.

Ready to Apply?

If you’re an experienced Project Controls professional looking to contribute to complex, high-impact energy projects while mentoring others and influencing project outcomes, we’d love to hear from you.