Commissioning Project Support - Project Controls Manager

C2O Americas

30d

About The Position

Act as the Owner’s single point of accountability for project controls governance across multiple EPC cost-plus reimbursable contracts. Provide independent assurance of cost, schedule, change, and risk, challenge EPC assumptions, and give leaders clear, decision-ready insights. Scope Portfolio of multiple compressor station projects plus common facilities/interconnects Oversight of EPC controls teams and major OEM package suppliers California execution realities (rainy season, PSPS/wildfire power interruptions, labor markets) embedded in baselines and risk models

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field (advanced degree a plus).
12+ years project controls on gas infrastructure/heavy industrial; 5+ years multi-project/program oversight.
Expert with Primavera P6, cost engineering on cost-plus contracts, change/claims, and quantitative risk analysis.
Strong literacy in California execution constraints (weather/power, logistics, labor).
Critical-path and forensic schedule analysis
Open-book cost stewardship (rate audits, backup validation, quantity/productivity control)
Commercial change/claims strategy and negotiation support
Data governance, BI storytelling, and team leadership

Responsibilities

Issue the Owner Controls Governance Plan (reporting calendar, cut-offs, data standards, Rules of Credit, WBS/CBS coding aligned to reimbursable categories).
Approve EPC Control Plans, Baselines, Basis of Schedule/Estimate; enforce common calendars and milestone sets.
Run independent schedule and cost assurance (logic integrity, density, rate/quantity benchmarks, productivity norms).
Own the Owner Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) built from EPC L3/L4 schedules; validate critical path and interface logic (utilities, outages, MC → Pre-Comm → Comm → RFSU).
Lead monthly schedule health reviews and Time-Impact Analyses (TIA); require credible recovery and what-if scenarios.
Design the cost model for open-book control: reimbursable categories (labor, equipment, materials, subcontracts, field/home-office indirects), fee bases, allowances, and escalation.
Validate rates (labor/equipment), burdens, markups, and audit supporting backup (timesheets, invoices, POs, receiving, subcontractor pay apps).
Govern commitments, accruals, and actuals; produce independent EAC/ETC and owner cash-flow without EVMS indices.
Track quantities and productivity against norms and installation curves; highlight variance drivers and mitigation options.
Manage allowances/provisional sums and owner-held contingencies; reconcile drawdowns and forecast exposure.
Chair the Owner Change Control Board; maintain trend and potential change logs.
Quantify cost/schedule impacts, direct negotiation posture, and ensure timely issuance of amendments/COs—prevent unauthorized work.
Maintain the Owner Risk Register; run quantitative schedule/cost risk (Monte Carlo) to set and steward management contingency (separate from fee).
Model California-specific risks (weather windows, PSPS events, supply chain, labor availability) with explicit triggers and mitigations.
Publish the Owner Monthly Report: milestone status vs. baseline, cash-flow vs. plan, EAC delta, change exposure, contingency position (P50/P80), and early-warning items.
Provide executive scenario planning (schedule and cost) to support go/no-go and resequencing decisions.
Enforce coding structures, quantity progress methods, and invoice backup standards across EPCs.
Conduct periodic commercial/compliance audits (rates, timesheets, equipment logs, rentals, per-diem, small tools) and correct variances promptly.
Operate BI dashboards (Power BI/Tableau) fed from P6, ERP, and change/risk systems.
Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, Commissioning/Start-Up, Supply Chain, Finance, and OEMs so LLIs, fabrication, logistics, inspections, and start-up logic are fully represented in the IMS and forecasts.
Build and mentor an Owner controls team (scheduling, cost, change/risk analysts) and coach EPC counterparts.