Project Control Manager
25 days ago
Houston
Clayton Services is searching for a Project Controls Manager to join a thriving company in Houston, Texas. The Project Controls Manager will be responsible for owning the integrated schedule, cost/change control, progress measurement, and the data model that ties them together. This role involves collecting and organizing information from multiple disciplines and suppliers, maintaining a single source of truth, and driving clear, timely decisions using MS Project and MS Excel. Job Type: Direct Hire Pay Rate: $110,000-$130,000/year Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, stock options, and more. Project Controls Manager Responsibilities: • Lead schedule reviews with partners and vendors; challenge logic, durations, and progress claims., • Capture lessons learned, improve templates, and checklists., • Support contracting strategies (deliverables, milestones, reporting) and readiness for significant events (IFD/IFC, PO placement, and module shipment)., • Coordinate handoffs across Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Logistics to resolve interface risks early., • Maintain risk/issue registers and ensure mitigations are reflected in plans and forecasts., • Produce weekly dashboards and management reviews with clear variance narratives and trend analysis., • Build and maintain a fully logic-linked, resource-aware master schedule in MS Project covering engineering, procurement, fabrication, logistics, construction, and commissioning., • Run change control and quantify schedule/cost impacts with auditable logs., • Align logistics milestones (Incoterms, carrier bookings, permits, customs, laydown/warehouse) with the master schedule., • Collect, clean, reconcile, and organize data from internal teams and vendors (deliverables lists, RFIs, equipment lists/MTOs, expediting, FAT/SAT, shipment readiness)., • Set up WBS/CBS, calendars, codes, and progress rules of credit; establish and manage baselines., • Support cost control in Excel (budgets, commitments, forecasts, contingencies) and deliver monthly cost/schedule reports., • Other duties as assigned. Project Controls Manager Skills and Abilities: • Analytical rigor with a strong ownership mindset., • Collaborative vendor/contractor engagement and situational communication., • Systems thinking and effective interface management., • Proactive risk identification and disciplined change control., • Strong facilitation and communication skills, including concise variance explanations. Project Controls Manager Education and Experience: • Experience working on capital projects (industrial process, energy, chemicals, or related)., • Intermediate to expert MS Project skills (integrated schedules, baselines, resource loading, critical path/float, what-if analysis)., • Intermediate to expert MS Excel skills (advanced formulas, pivots, lookups/index-match, data modeling, probabilistic models)., • Practical understanding of Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Logistics, Construction, and Commissioning., • Strong information management skills: able to collect and organize data from multiple sources into clear trackers and reports., • Clear written and verbal communication with the ability to provide concise variance explanations and lead meetings., • Logistics experience (heavy haul, modules, packaged equipment, international shipments, customs/permits, laydown planning) is preferred., • Syngas/industrial gas or related process-plant experience is preferred., • Exposure to risk analysis and stage-gate processes is preferred., • Familiarity with tools like SharePoint/OneDrive, ERP, Power BI, or Primavera P6 literacy is preferred., • Cost estimating experience is preferred., • Document control experience is preferred., • Experience in supply chain and contract management is preferred. Project Controls Manager - Immediate need. Apply today!