Project Controls Manager

Intersect

4d • $188,500 - $205,400 • Remote

About The Position

The Project Controls Manager leads the development and execution of the project controls framework for the Datacenter and Natural Gas Power Projects portfolio. This role is responsible for ensuring robust cost management, planning, forecasting, and governance to support successful project delivery. The Project Controls Manager provides strategic oversight of project performance, establishes standardized controls processes, and ensures senior leadership has clear visibility into cost, schedule, risk, and commercial exposure across all projects. As part of Intersect’s Datacenter and Fuels team, you’ll shape how large-scale infrastructure projects are planned, measured, and executed. You’ll collaborate closely with Development, FP&A, and Procurement teams to drive disciplined execution, improve forecasting accuracy, and strengthen decision-making across a growing portfolio of natural gas power projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in project controls, project management, or commercial project delivery.
• Experience leading large-scale infrastructure, energy, or EPC projects with portfolio-level complexity.
• Deep expertise in cost control, scheduling, forecasting, and project performance management.
• Strong understanding of commercial structures, contract strategy, and risk allocation approaches.
• Experience implementing governance frameworks, reporting systems, and performance metrics.
• Ability to communicate complex project insights clearly to executive stakeholders.
• A collaborative, structured, and solutions-oriented mindset that helps navigate ambiguity and drive alignment across teams.
• A proactive approach to risk identification and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead project controls strategy, standards, and systems across the portfolio.
• Build and develop a high-performing team covering cost, planning, forecasting, and reporting.
• Drive consistency and discipline through standardized tools, processes, and governance frameworks.
• Oversee project cost estimates, budgets, schedules, forecasts, Integrated Master Schedules, and Cost Breakdown Structures.
• Identify cost and schedule risks early and drive mitigation strategies to protect project outcomes.
• Implement performance metrics, reporting frameworks, and forecasting protocols to improve accuracy and transparency.
• Partner with Procurement to design contracting strategies that optimize risk allocation across delivery models.
• Apply quantitative risk analysis to inform contingency planning and strengthen financial resilience.
• Govern change management processes to minimize scope creep and reduce commercial exposure.
• Review major scope, cost, and schedule changes and recommend actionable mitigation strategies.
• Evaluate and improve governance frameworks, stage-gate processes, and reporting structures.
• Collaborate with Development, FP&A, Procurement, and Delivery teams to ensure alignment on cost, schedule, and execution strategy.

Benefits

• Total Compensation: $188,500 - $205,400 (total compensation includes base salary + bonus in USD)
• Equity Grant
• 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision
• Unlimited PTO
• Two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year)
• Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents
• Access to family planning and family care support through Carrot and Maven
• Free access to Spring Health, including 5 free therapy and psychiatry sessions
• Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation
• $150 monthly food stipend
• $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet
• Pet insurance allowance
• Full home office setup
• Free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits
• ActiveHero
• One Medical

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior