# Area Project Controls Manager (SF)

**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $225k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 12+ years
**Skills:** Project Controls, Cost Management, Schedule Management, Risk Management, Change Management, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Analytical Skills, Vendor Management, Construction Management
**Posted:** 2026-02-11

> Leads project controls across multiple large-scale AI infrastructure construction projects, managing cost, schedule, risk, and reporting. Oversees team of cost managers, vendors, and delivers data-driven insights to leadership; requires 12+ years experience and bachelor's degree.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Provide area-level leadership across multiple concurrent construction projects, ensuring alignment to program goals, budgets, and schedules
- Drive standardization, consistency, and best practices across cost management, scheduling, change management, risk management, and reporting
- Lead and manage a team of cost managers responsible for:
  - Monthly cost reporting
  - Cash flow forecasting
  - Change and risk management
  - Pay application review
  - Client billing submissions
- Assess overall cost and schedule health across an area or program, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities early
- Develop and communicate clear, actionable financial and schedule insights to senior leadership and Crusoe clients
- Manage critical deliverables and performance of onsite vendors providing cost management and scheduling services
- Support program-level governance by ensuring accurate, timely, and consistent reporting across all projects
- Partner cross-functionally with construction, engineering, procurement, and leadership teams to support successful project execution

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field
- 12+ years of experience in Project Controls and Construction Cost Management
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects with area- or program-level accountability
- Proven leadership of program- or area-wide initiatives focused on standardization and continuous improvement
- Advanced financial and analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate cost and schedule performance holistically
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders and clients
- Experience leading teams and managing external vendors delivering cost and scheduling services
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, large-scale construction environments

## Compensation
- Compensation range: $225,000 – $250,000
- Restricted Stock Units included
- 401(k) with company match up to 4% of salary
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
- Employer HSA contributions
- Paid time off, holidays, parental leave
- Life insurance, short-term/long-term disability
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- Mental health support, commuter benefits, cell phone stipend, volunteer time off

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