Project Controls Lead

Greenberry Industrial•Jennings, LA

6d•$45 - $60•Onsite

About The Position

Greenberry Industrial is seeking an experienced Project Controls Lead to support fabrication operations in our Jennings, Louisiana shop, with a primary focus on piping, structural steel, and pressure vessel fabrication projects. This role serves as a key business partner to shop leadership and project management by establishing project budgets, monitoring project performance, managing cost controls, supporting production reporting, and providing financial visibility throughout the fabrication lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting industrial fabrication projects from estimating handoff through fabrication, quality control, shipment, and project closeout while ensuring accurate forecasting and reporting of project financial performance.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in project controls, cost controls, project accounting, or project management support within industrial fabrication, manufacturing, construction, or EPC environments.
Experience supporting fabrication projects involving piping systems, structural steel, and/or pressure vessels.
Strong understanding of budget development, cost forecasting, earned value management, productivity analysis, and project financial reporting.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced fabrication shop environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Vista by Viewpoint (Trimble) or similar ERP systems.
Familiarity with ASME pressure vessel fabrication and industrial piping projects.
Working knowledge of Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling software.
Experience supporting fabrication operations, production reporting, or manufacturing cost accounting.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain project budgets consistent with approved estimates, contract requirements, and fabrication work packages.
Monitor and report project performance against budget for direct labor, materials, purchased equipment, subcontracted services, and shop overhead and indirect costs.
Develop and maintain earned value metrics and productivity tracking for fabrication activities.
Prepare and update Cost-to-Complete (CTC), Estimate-at-Completion (EAC), revenue projections, and cash flow forecasts.
Identify and communicate cost overruns, productivity trends, schedule impacts, and financial risks.
Monitor fabrication progress for piping systems, structural steel assemblies, and pressure vessel projects.
Track labor hours, production quantities, weld metrics, material consumption, and fabrication milestones.
Collaborate with shop supervision to measure project productivity and identify opportunities for improvement.
Support fabrication planning and execution by providing accurate project performance reporting.
Support schedule creation and maintenance.
Assist project management with work package tracking and progress measurement.
Support development, pricing, tracking, and reconciliation of change orders.
Maintain comprehensive change order logs and supporting documentation.
Track and report unapproved scope growth and potential commercial impacts.
Assist project managers with customer reporting and project financial reviews.
Support project leadership with RFIs, submittals, and project documentation tracking.
Prepare reports for Work-in-Progress (WIP) reviews and management reporting.
Maintain accurate project records and forecasting documentation.
Ensure reporting aligns with company financial and operational requirements.
Support QA/QC teams through tracking and reporting of non-conformance reports (NCRs), rework costs, quality performance metrics, and corrective action tracking.
Assist with project closeout documentation and lessons learned reporting.
Work closely with Engineering, Estimating, Operations, Production, Quality, and Accounting teams to support successful project execution.