Project Manager, PMO (Leased)

Nscale

4h•$120,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Nscale's North American Data Center Infrastructure (DCI) group is delivering large-scale, high-density data center campuses on demanding timelines. The Project Controls group gives every project a clear, honest view of cost, schedule, and risk. The Project Controls Manager owns project controls for one or more DCI projects from development through handover. This role leads the project-level controls team (cost, scheduling, and planning), integrates cost and schedule into a single performance picture, and makes sure Project Directors and leadership have the information they need to make good decisions early.

Requirements

10+ years of project controls experience on large construction or capital projects, including at least 3 years in a lead or management role.
Experience on mission-critical or complex facilities, such as data centers, power generation, substations, or advanced manufacturing.
Strong working knowledge of CPM scheduling, cost control, earned value management, and change management.
Ability to interpret and challenge contractor schedules, cost reports, and progress claims.
Clear, concise written and verbal communication, including presenting to senior stakeholders.
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Hyperscale or colocation data center experience, including MEP-heavy and phased delivery.
AACE (PSP, CCP, EVP) or PMP certification.
Owner-side or owner's representative project controls experience.
Experience standing up controls on a new project or in a growing organization.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor the project-level controls team, including Cost Managers, Schedulers, and Planners; assign work, review outputs, and maintain quality standards.
Develop and maintain the project control baseline — WBS, cost breakdown structure, budget, and integrated schedule — in line with the DCI project controls framework.
Run earned value analysis and integrate cost and schedule data to report progress, productivity, variances, and forecasts at completion.
Produce weekly and monthly project reports and dashboards for Project Directors and the Director, Project Controls, highlighting trends, risks, and recommended actions.
Administer the change control process, including trend logs, change requests, and contractor change orders, and assess cost and schedule impacts before approval.
Facilitate risk workshops, maintain the project risk register, and support quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis and contingency management.
Review contractor schedules, progress measurement, and payment applications; verify progress claims and hold contractors to contractual reporting requirements.
Partner with Finance on monthly forecasts, accruals, cash flow projections, and capitalization.
Capture lessons learned and contribute to the evolution of DCI controls standards, templates, and systems.