Senior Project Controls Manager

VoltaGrid•Houston, TX

About The Position

VoltaGrid is revolutionizing behind-the-meter turnkey power generation and distribution, enabling customers to reduce costs, optimize power loads, and accelerate deployment for data centers, energy, and industrial applications. The Senior Project Controls Manager provides strategic leadership for all project controls activities supporting permanent power generation construction projects, including new builds, expansions, and retrofits. This role is responsible for ensuring disciplined cost, schedule, risk, and performance management across complex, high-value capital projects, enabling safe, compliant, and predictable project delivery in schedule-critical environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field required.
12–15+ years of progressive project controls experience, including major infrastructure or power generation projects.
Proven experience leading and developing project controls teams across multiple projects or programs.
Advanced knowledge of cost control, forecasting, Value of Work Done (VOWD), and schedule risk analysis.
Expert proficiency in Primavera P6 or equivalent enterprise scheduling systems.
Strong understanding of engineering and construction contracts, change management, and claims support.
Experience with ERP systems and project management information systems.
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge assumptions.
High attention to detail with strong analytical and decision-making capabilities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, safety-critical, and large-scale project environments.
Ability to work in both office and field environments, including construction and operational sites.
Ability to travel to generation facilities and project sites as required.