Project Controls Manager

What You'll Do

• Develop, refine, and implement project controls systems, processes, and tools (cost, schedule, change, risk, progress) across large-scale mining capital projects.
• Champion improvements in the Capital Project Operating System (Capital Project OS).
• Review, analyze, and manage contractor schedules in Primavera P6; create schedule fragments and what-if scenarios; lead the integrated project master schedule.
• Establish and manage project budgets and forecasts, converting estimates from Class 5 → Class 1 into control budgets and cash flow models.
• Lead monthly job cost meetings and produce clear variance analyses.
• Review and validate contractor progress payment applications; coordinate approvals.
• Support capital funding draw requests and ensure alignment with corporate capex governance.
• Analyze change order requests; assess scope, schedule, cost, and risk implications; recommend negotiation/approval strategies.
• Conduct and maintain cost/schedule risk assessments; drive mitigation plans.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve scheduling conflicts, resource constraints, and interface risks.
• Provide senior management and stakeholders with performance dashboards, deviation analyses, and corrective action recommendations.
• Track adherence to workforce/manpower plans and contractor staffing curves.
• Ensure compliance with MSHA, OSHA, environmental permits, and corporate procurement ethics.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of project controls/project management experience on large industrial, mining, or process projects (>$100MM TIC preferred).
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and project controls systems; ability to build and analyze schedules, critical paths, and what-if scenarios.
• Strong cost estimating, budgeting, and financial management skills.
• Proven ability to conduct variance analyses, risk assessments, and cash flow forecasting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with contractors, executives, and cross-disciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing project controls software or integrating digital project delivery tools.
• Familiarity with software-first approaches to capital project governance.
• Background in mining, refining, or heavy industrial projects.