# Project Controls Manager

**Company:** [Mariana Minerals](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mariana-minerals)
**Location:** Houston, TX
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $171k – $216k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Primavera P6, Project Controls, Cost Estimating, Budgeting, Variance Analysis, Risk Assessment, Cash Flow Forecasting, Schedule Analysis, Critical Path Method, Financial Management
**Posted:** 2026-06-11

> Hands-on leader establishing project controls systems, schedules, budgets, and risk frameworks for large-scale mining capital projects. Requires 10+ years experience and Primavera P6 proficiency.

## Job Description

## 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.

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