Lead Project Control Manager

Description

• Run weekly/monthly/quarterly performance reviews with plan vs. actual, variance drivers, and risk-adjusted outlooks
• Consolidate data from delivery teams, supply chain, Finance, and enterprise systems for audit-ready reporting
• Quantify and track change requests, claims, and concessions; maintain traceability to financial outcomes (margin, cash, LDs, warranty/reserves)
• Support probabilistic risk analysis where applicable
• Contribute to continuous improvement of methods, tooling, and operating rhythms
• Align WBS, cost codes, milestones, and resource plans with PMs and functional leads
• Adhere to internal controls (e.g., SOX) and support audits
• Run monthly margin walks and variance bridges; monitor billing, backlog, and working capital metrics
• Build and maintain integrated models (EAC/ETC, margin-at-completion, cash flow)
• Travel: Occasional local travel for team meetings, suppliers, or site visits as required
• Perform scenario/sensitivity analyses (schedule recovery, change orders, claims, LD exposure) and summarize impacts
• Develop dashboards and KPIs (e.g., CPI/SPI, EAC variance, cash burn/runway)
• Drive data quality and governance: standardized definitions, cost coding/WBS discipline, ERP/GL reconciliations, documentation quality
• Prepare executive-ready materials for governance forums, steering committees, and business reviews
• Lead monthly project close: accruals, WIP, cost-to-complete, revenue recognition, GL reconciliations with Finance
• Establish and maintain integrated baselines across scope, schedule, cost, and resources
• Manage milestone billing/invoicing cadence, collections follow-up, and DSO/DPO impacts
• Collaborate with Finance, Treasury, Commercial, Supply Chain, and PMO to align assumptions, timing, and metrics
• Maintain risk and contingency management linking the risk register to cost/schedule impacts and reserve usage
• Prepare funding/drawdown plans; support FX/commodity exposure identification and hedging coordination with Treasury
• Data wrangling (SQL, Power Query, Alteryx, or scripting) for repeatable reporting workflows
• Enforce governance standards, stage gates, and change control discipline

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting/finance, economics, engineering, data analytics, or equivalent experience
• 2–4 years in project controls, project finance/FP&A, cost control, PMO analytics, or operations planning
• Professional credentials a plus: CPA, CFA, PMP, EVP (or in progress)
• Working knowledge of project controls (baselining, EAC/ETC, variance analysis, EV metrics, stage gate/change control)
• Experience integrating data from multiple sources (ERP, project systems, collaboration tools);
• Experience with change-order economics, claims, and commercial terms; linking contract clauses to financial outcomes
• Familiarity with ERP/EPM and project cost modules (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, Anaplan) and standardized data definitions/governance
• Project finance fundamentals: cash flow forecasting, margin analysis, cost-to-complete
• Organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable with deadlines in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets; dashboarding (Power BI/Tableau) and automation of repeatable reports
• Strong scenario/sensitivity analysis; ability to translate insights into clear narratives and action plans
• Experience with project-level financial processes: revenue recognition, accruals/WIP, milestone billing, ERP/GL reconciliations
• Effective communicator with proven stakeholder management across Finance, Treasury, Commercial, Supply Chain, and PMO
• Exposure to financed/consortium projects (SPVs, non-recourse/P3/PPP), lender reporting, DSCR/covenants, letters of credit/guarantees, LD/warranty implications
• Understanding of FX/commodity risk concepts and Treasury coordination on hedging
• Continuous improvement mindset; experience supporting audits and internal controls (e.g., SOX)
• Working knowledge of Earned Value, scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera P6), and collaboration platforms

Benefits

• Work Arrangement: Hybrid — two (2) days per week onsite; remaining days remote, subject to business needs

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance