Project Controls Manager

Jedson Engineering Inc • Wade Hampton, SC

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Jedson is seeking an experienced Senior Project Controls Manager to provide cost, schedule, forecasting, earned value, and performance management leadership for complex engineering and capital projects. This hands-on leadership role works closely with Project Managers, engineering disciplines, procurement, construction, finance, contractors, vendors, and clients to provide accurate performance information, identify emerging risks, and support informed project decisions. The role also provides technical leadership and mentorship to Project Controls professionals.

The position may be filled at Project Controls Level IV or V, depending on experience, technical capability, leadership experience, and scope of prior responsibilities. It is based from Jedson’s Cincinnati corporate office and offers a hybrid arrangement, requiring work from the office at least three days per week. Candidates should live within reasonable commuting distance or be willing to relocate. Some travel to client offices, project sites, or other Jedson locations may be required based on project needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of progressive project controls experience, preferably supporting industrial, manufacturing, engineering, EPC/EPCM, or major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading cost and schedule controls for complex projects.
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Method scheduling, cost forecasting, ETC/EAC development, earned value, progress measurement, baseline control, change management, variance analysis, trend analysis, and project risk management.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and project scheduling or controls systems.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate project performance and risk to Project Managers, clients, and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited technical oversight.
• Ability to work from Jedson’s Cincinnati corporate office at least three days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Experience with cost management systems and integrated project controls environments.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence tools.
• Experience supporting industrial or manufacturing capital projects and EPC/EPCM execution.
• Experience developing project controls standards, procedures, templates, governance, or reporting solutions.
• Experience mentoring, supervising, or technically leading Project Controls professionals.
• Experience presenting project performance information directly to clients or senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls activities for complex engineering, EPC/EPCM, and capital projects.
• Develop and implement project controls plans, reporting structures, progress measurement approaches, and controls processes.
• Advise Project Managers and project leadership on project controls.
• Establish expectations for cost, schedule, forecasting, progress measurement, reporting, and controls documentation.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to less-experienced Project Controls professionals.
• Develop, maintain, analyze, and communicate integrated project schedules, including schedule logic, milestones, baselines, and progress measurement methods.
• Perform critical path, float, trend, look-ahead, and schedule impact analyses; identify schedule risks and work with teams on mitigation or recovery strategies.
• Review contractor and vendor schedules and evaluate potential project impacts.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, commitments, expenditures, accruals, forecasts, and estimate-to-complete information.
• Analyze cost trends, identify performance concerns, prepare variance explanations, and develop ETC/EAC forecasts, trend analyses, and scenario-based forecasts.
• Communicate cost drivers, forecast changes, and potential exposure to project leadership and help Project Managers understand the financial implications of decisions.
• Develop and maintain earned value and progress measurement approaches; analyze schedule, cost, and physical progress performance, including CPI, SPI, ETC, and EAC.
• Validate reported progress with project and discipline leadership and translate performance metrics into risk insights and recommended actions.
• Lead or support project change management, including identification, documentation, analysis, and approval workflows; evaluate potential cost and schedule impacts and maintain baseline and change-control discipline.
• Identify risks and opportunities, incorporate their potential effects into forecasts and schedules, and develop scenario analyses and mitigation planning with project leadership.
• Lead weekly and monthly project controls reporting and develop executive-ready cost, schedule, progress, forecast, risk, and KPI reporting.
• Explain underlying performance drivers and ensure project controls data is accurate, consistent, timely, and traceable.
• Use business intelligence and analytical tools to improve performance visibility and decision support.
• Build working relationships with Project Managers, engineering leaders, procurement, construction, finance, clients, contractors, and vendors; lead project controls discussions with stakeholders.
• Constructively challenge assumptions when performance data indicates emerging risk and clearly communicate complex project information to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Help strengthen project controls processes, standards, tools, templates, governance, and lessons learned across the organization.

What This Job Offers

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