Senior Project Controls Manager

Senior Project Controls Manager

The Senior Project Controls Manager serves as the primary Project Controls business partner for an assigned Delivery Vice President and the associated project portfolio. Reporting to the Project Controls Director, this role provides portfolio-level leadership, coordination, and oversight for cost management, forecasting, scheduling, risk management, change management, energy performance, reporting, and Project Controls execution across the assigned portfolio.

The Senior Project Controls Manager works directly with Delivery leadership and project teams to improve predictability and project outcomes. The role ensures enterprise and regional Project Controls standards are consistently applied, forecasts are credible, risks and changes are identified early, and project teams receive timely, practical support. While the position may directly lead selected strategic or high-visibility projects, its primary responsibility is oversight and integration of Project Controls activities across the assigned Delivery Vice President's portfolio.

This is an embedded project leadership role, not a back-office reporting position. The Senior Project Controls Manager acts as the connection between Project Controls leadership and Delivery leadership, providing objective insight, escalating material concerns, driving corrective action, and developing Project Controls personnel into proactive and commercially aware members of project teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivery VP Partnership, Portfolio Leadership, and Project Setup
• Cost Management, Financial Performance, and Forecasting
• Schedule Management
• Risk & Change Management
• Energy Management
• Planning & Project Setup
• Interface with Operational Finance
• Reporting, Performance Analytics and Executive Communication
• Team Leadership, Culture and Talent Development
• Standards, Tools, and Continuous Improvement
• Direct Project Responsibility

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Finance, or a related field or 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Project Controls, construction management, program controls, or related project delivery functions within engineering, commercial construction, industrial, energy, utilities, infrastructure, or similar industries.
• Demonstrated leadership experience coordinating Project Controls activities across multiple projects and influencing cross-functional project teams and senior leaders.
• Strong business and commercial acumen, including budgeting, cost management, margin awareness, forecasting, Estimate-at-Completion development, cash flow, and alignment with Operations Finance.
• Advanced knowledge of project scheduling, schedule analysis, risk management, change management, performance reporting, and corrective action planning.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex project and portfolio information clearly, challenge assumptions constructively, and drive timely decisions.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to balance portfolio oversight with direct responsibility for selected strategic, complex, or high-visibility project

Travel Requirements:

• 20-35% travel required for this position

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Physical Activities
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods
• Climbing stairs.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned

Environmental Conditions:

• Quiet environment

Physical Demands:

• Light work that includes adjusting and/or moving objects up to 20 pounds

Pay Range: USD $105,174.00 - USD $140,395.55 /Yr. ENFRA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.