Project Controller

Apache Industrial • Iowa, IA

21d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for monitoring and controlling project performance through cost management, forecasting, labor productivity analysis, earned value, schedule awareness, change management, and performance reporting. The position will work closely with Project Management, Operations, Field Supervision, Finance, and Project Controls leadership to provide accurate visibility into current project performance and expected outcomes. Experience supporting industrial insulation or mechanical insulation work is strongly preferred, as a significant portion of the role will involve analyzing insulation production, installed quantities, labor performance, remaining scope, and forecasted completion.

Requirements

• Previous experience in Project Controls, Cost Control, Project Engineering, or a related construction-management function.
• Strong understanding of construction cost control and forecasting.
• Experience analyzing labor productivity and project performance.
• Ability to understand budgets, actual costs, commitments, earned progress, and remaining cost.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to analyze data and clearly communicate findings to project and operations leadership.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to independently validate information.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Previous industrial insulation or mechanical insulation experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting insulation productivity, installed quantities, labor forecasting, or earned value.
• Familiarity with insulation systems for piping, ductwork, equipment, fittings, and related specialty applications.
• Understanding of insulation production measurements such as square feet and linear feet.
• Experience supporting large industrial, commercial, mission-critical, or data center construction projects.
• Experience with earned value, Rules of Progress, PF, CPI, ETC, and EAC forecasting.
• Experience creating and maintaining manpower forecasts or labor histograms.
• Experience with Procore.
• Experience with ERP or construction accounting systems.
• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting and visualization platforms.
• Experience supporting change-order development and productivity-impact analysis.
• Familiarity with scaffolding, painting/coatings, fireproofing, or firestopping is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor overall project performance against approved budgets, forecasts, schedules, and production expectations.
• Develop and maintain project cost forecasts, including Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
• Review labor hours, cost performance, installed quantities, and earned progress to identify productivity trends.
• Analyze earned versus burned labor hours and communicate areas of overperformance or underperformance.
• Monitor Project Performance Factor (PF), CPI, earned value, and other project performance indicators.
• Assist with development and maintenance of manpower forecasts and labor histograms.
• Review current manpower levels against remaining scope and forecasted labor requirements.
• Analyze actual production rates and use current performance to support accurate completion forecasting.
• Validate percent complete and earned value against actual field progress and approved Rules of Progress.
• Analyze insulation productivity by scope, area, quantity, and labor classification.
• Support forecasting of remaining insulation quantities, labor hours, and completion dates.
• Understand common insulation measurement units and production drivers, including square feet, linear feet, fittings, equipment, and specialty applications.
• Support weekly and monthly project performance reporting.
• Identify cost, schedule, productivity, and execution risks and escalate concerns to project leadership.
• Perform variance analysis between budget, actual cost, earned progress, and forecast.
• Assist project leadership with corrective-action planning when projects are trending outside of expectations.
• Support project schedule reviews and evaluate the impact of current production on milestone and completion dates.
• Coordinate with scheduling personnel to ensure progress updates reflect actual field conditions.
• Support change-order management, including identification, tracking, documentation, pricing support, and status reporting.
• Assist with quantifying labor, material, equipment, productivity, and schedule impacts associated with change orders.
• Track project obstructions, delays, rework, and other impacts that may affect cost or schedule performance.
• Maintain supporting documentation for potential change orders, claims, and productivity-impact analysis.
• Review labor allocations and cost coding to ensure costs are being captured accurately.
• Assist with project billing and earned revenue analysis as required.
• Reconcile project performance information between field reporting, Procore, accounting systems, and internal dashboards.
• Review material and equipment information when it impacts project cost, productivity, or forecast.
• Prepare project performance summaries for Project Managers, Operations leadership, and executive management.
• Participate in project reviews, forecasting meetings, WIP meetings, and other project-performance discussions.
• Maintain accurate and organized project-control documentation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed