Project Controls- Manager

• Establish and maintain Shermco’s project controls standards, procedures, templates, reporting requirements and governance expectations for PMO-supported work.

• Define minimum controls based on project size, complexity, contract type, schedule risk and financial exposure so the level of control is appropriate to the work.

• Standardize baseline development, forecast updates, variance analysis, change tracking, schedule controls, risk visibility and project performance reporting.

• Support PMO leadership in determining when enhanced project controls support is required for high-risk or strategically important work.

• Oversee consistent tracking of approved project baseline, actual cost, committed cost, estimate to complete (ETC), estimate at completion (EAC), revenue, billing and projected gross margin.

• Develop and maintain forecasting practices that provide early visibility into margin movement, cost exposure and projected financial outcomes.

• Review significant variances and forecast changes with project leadership and help identify corrective actions or escalation needs.

• Partner with Finance and Operations to improve forecast accuracy, financial reconciliation and executive confidence in project reporting.

• Establish consistent controls for change events, change-order tracking, unpriced exposure, pending customer decisions and commercial risks.

• Ensure project risk, issue and action information is incorporated into project controls reporting and escalated when financial, schedule or customer impact is material.

• Support project teams in connecting identified risk and change exposure to EAC, margin and schedule forecasts.

• Develop project and portfolio dashboards that provide concise visibility into financial performance, schedule status, change exposure, risk and forecast trends.

• Lead recurring project controls reviews and support executive high-risk project reporting.

• Manage, coach and develop Project Controls Analysts and Project Schedulers/Planners as the function grows.

• Drive continuous improvement in data quality, reporting efficiency, project systems and controls maturity across the PMO.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

• Seven or more years of progressive experience in project controls, project management, cost control, scheduling or related project-delivery functions.

• Demonstrated experience supporting complex projects in industrial services, construction, utilities, electrical services, EPC, data centers or a comparable project environment.

• Experience developing or leading cost, schedule, forecasting and project reporting processes across multiple projects or business units.

• Prior leadership or functional ownership experience strongly preferred.

Travel 20-30%

• PMP, AACE Certified Cost Professional (CCP), Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), PMI-SP or comparable professional certification.• Experience implementing or maturing a project controls function within a growing organization

USD $100,000.00 - USD $171,000.00 /Yr.