Job Description

Project Controller (Specialist)

Position Overview

If you've spent your career keeping complex energy capital programs on budget and on schedule, this role was built for you. Our client needs a senior-level Project Controller to serve as the controls backbone on a large-scale program in Houston, owning everything from cost management and earned value to executive reporting and close-out. This is a 23-month engagement starting June 30, 2026.

Location: Houston, TX (On-site, locals only)
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 40 hours/week
Duration: 23 months (starting June 30, 2026)

Client Overview

Our client is a major utilities and energy company operating large-scale capital programs across the energy sector. They need an experienced project controls specialist who can hit the ground running and provide senior-level leadership on a high-visibility project team.

Responsibilities

• Develop the PC organizational structure, staffing worksheet, and project controls plan covering all key areas
• Review and map estimates to the control WBS; communicate requirements to scheduling and contractor teams
• Manage baseline development in close collaboration with project estimators and schedulers
• Monitor cost, commitment, and forecast data; analyze variances and provide actionable recommendations
• Apply full Earned Value Management methodology, including rules of credit and progress measurement
• Identify and evaluate trends, allowances for escalation, contingency, and design unknowns
• Prepare and present monthly reporting packages and project updates to executive management
• Interface across engineering, procurement, construction, and accounting for forecasting alignment
• Participate in HRIM and QRA meetings; update budgets and forecasts accordingly
• Mentor and support junior and intermediate project controllers
• Ensure all administrative, financial, and system close-out activities are completed

Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 15+ years of project controls experience on capital programs
• Full understanding of Earned Value Management, rules of credit, and progress measurement
• Proven experience managing cost, schedule, change, and reporting on large-scale energy projects
• Strong communication skills with experience presenting to executive management
• Authorization to work in the US (US Citizen, Green Card, or Green Card-EAD)

Preferred:

• Field experience on capital construction projects
• Experience with high-risk capital programs across multiple asset types
• Prior experience mentoring junior project controls staff

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Long-term engagement (23 months)
• Work on a high-profile energy capital program with a recognized industry client