Regional Project Controls Manager

Overview

This role supports the successful delivery of PMO projects valued between $10 million and $250 million, including routine outages, planned maintenance, expansions, and emergency work. Reporting to the Project Controls Director, the Regional Project Controls Manager serves as a billable resource focused on cost control and works with cross-functional stakeholders across the business.

Responsibilities

• Create and update large PMO project detailed schedules (L3 and L4).
• Perform budget load, track actuals, and estimate at complete cost on large PMO outages.
• Review contractual payment terms with clients and develop the schedule of payments.
• Ensure invoices to clients are issued in accordance with contractual terms and project progress.
• Travel to project sites to audit costs, meet with project teams, and meet with vendors.
• Support site planners and other remote planners/cost resources as a subject matter expert.
• Mentor and cross-train other resources on scheduling and cost tracking.
• Provide indirect management and scoping of third-party resources (approximately 4–6 resources).
• Work with Project Managers, procurement, regional resources, and management to track vendor costs and cash flows.
• Update vendor installments based on project progress.
• Support development of Primavera standard scopes of work for Boiler outages, Turbine/generator outages, and PMO projects.
• Support regional planning refreshes 2 times a year.
• Support preparation of regional monthly cost, schedule, and cashflow reviews.
• Ensure project dashboard KPIs are complete and accurate in accordance with the company’s calendar.
• Run team calls and meetings when necessary.
• Contribute to Post Outage Review summaries, including improvement actions, best practices, and lessons learned.

Requirements

Education

• A 4-year college degree is desirable; at least 2 years of direct experience may be considered in lieu of a 4-year degree with a High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience

• Direct experience in outage planning and outage cost tracking, with a strong understanding of power plant operations; candidates may be considered from an industry with large-scale planned maintenance cycles and similar project sizes.
• Demonstratable Project Controls experience, including building cost-loaded schedules and tracking prior outage cost.
• Prior experience with onsite tracking of large complex outages on both cost and schedule.
• Prior experience reporting outage performance to senior management.

Skills

• Proficiency with planning tools such as Primavera or Microsoft Project, plus strong MS Office skills—especially Excel (spreadsheets, modeling, and pivot tables); higher proficiency in Access is preferred.
• High level of financial acumen, including building budgets in a project costing role and tracking actual costs and forecasting estimates at completion.
• Ability to communicate effectively with management at all levels across corporate offices and operating facilities.
• Understanding of cost implications related to schedule critical path changes, including explaining key cost drivers tied to impacts.
• Ability to compile planning documentation for review and make effective revisions.
• Good presentation skills for communications to PMO Project Managers and the Project Control team.
• Ability to plan multiple projects and coordinate them through various phases.
• Ability to delegate and manage external resources and hold them accountable for defined KPIs.
• Ability to mentor and train team members.

Travel

• Must be willing to travel to assigned plants for planning, cost tracking during execution, and reviews.
• Typical assignments could last up to a month at a time; overall projects can last for several years.
• Average travel expectation is approximately 50%, with adjustments based on business need.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to climb ladders and scaffold.
• Must be able to enter and traverse tight spaces and areas.
• Must be able to walk, sit, climb, balance, crawl, and kneel.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay range (primary location): $91,200.00 - $121,400.00 USD per annum.
• Benefits (in addition to salary) may include medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental plans; 401(k) plan; paid parental leave; paid time off; and paid holidays.

Location

Primary location determines the pay range listed above.

Equal Opportunity

An Equal Opportunity Employer. The organization does not discriminate against qualified applicants based on protected characteristics under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation

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