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Project Control Manager

Project Control Manager

Clayton ServicesHouston, TX, US
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Clayton Services is searching for a Project Controls Manager to join a thriving company in Houston, Texas. The Project Controls Manager will be responsible for owning the integrated schedule, cost / change control, progress measurement, and the data model that ties them together. This role involves collecting and organizing information from multiple disciplines and suppliers, maintaining a single source of truth, and driving clear, timely decisions using MS Project and MS Excel.

Job Type : Direct Hire

Pay Rate : $110,000-$130,000 / year

Benefits : Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, stock options, and more.

Project Controls Manager Responsibilities :

  • Lead schedule reviews with partners and vendors; challenge logic, durations, and progress claims.
  • Capture lessons learned, improve templates, and checklists.
  • Support contracting strategies (deliverables, milestones, reporting) and readiness for significant events (IFD / IFC, PO placement, and module shipment).
  • Coordinate handoffs across Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Logistics to resolve interface risks early.
  • Maintain risk / issue registers and ensure mitigations are reflected in plans and forecasts.
  • Produce weekly dashboards and management reviews with clear variance narratives and trend analysis.
  • Build and maintain a fully logic-linked, resource-aware master schedule in MS Project covering engineering, procurement, fabrication, logistics, construction, and commissioning.
  • Run change control and quantify schedule / cost impacts with auditable logs.
  • Align logistics milestones (Incoterms, carrier bookings, permits, customs, laydown / warehouse) with the master schedule.
  • Collect, clean, reconcile, and organize data from internal teams and vendors (deliverables lists, RFIs, equipment lists / MTOs, expediting, FAT / SAT, shipment readiness).
  • Set up WBS / CBS, calendars, codes, and progress rules of credit; establish and manage baselines.
  • Support cost control in Excel (budgets, commitments, forecasts, contingencies) and deliver monthly cost / schedule reports.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Project Controls Manager Skills and Abilities :

  • Analytical rigor with a strong ownership mindset.
  • Collaborative vendor / contractor engagement and situational communication.
  • Systems thinking and effective interface management.
  • Proactive risk identification and disciplined change control.
  • Strong facilitation and communication skills, including concise variance explanations.
  • Project Controls Manager Education and Experience :

  • Experience working on capital projects (industrial process, energy, chemicals, or related).
  • Intermediate to expert MS Project skills (integrated schedules, baselines, resource loading, critical path / float, what-if analysis).
  • Intermediate to expert MS Excel skills (advanced formulas, pivots, lookups / index-match, data modeling, probabilistic models).
  • Practical understanding of Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Logistics, Construction, and Commissioning.
  • Strong information management skills : able to collect and organize data from multiple sources into clear trackers and reports.
  • Clear written and verbal communication with the ability to provide concise variance explanations and lead meetings.
  • Logistics experience (heavy haul, modules, packaged equipment, international shipments, customs / permits, laydown planning) is preferred.
  • Syngas / industrial gas or related process-plant experience is preferred.
  • Exposure to risk analysis and stage-gate processes is preferred.
  • Familiarity with tools like SharePoint / OneDrive, ERP, Power BI, or Primavera P6 literacy is preferred.
  • Cost estimating experience is preferred.
  • Document control experience is preferred.
  • Experience in supply chain and contract management is preferred.
  • Project Controls Manager - Immediate need. Apply today!

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