Project Controls – Manager

Shermco Industries

. Establish and maintain Shermco’s project controls standards, procedures, templates, reporting requirements and governance expectations.

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $100,000 - $171,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in project controls, including cost control, scheduling, and forecasting, while effectively managing project performance reporting and risk assessment. Proven ability to lead teams and improve project controls processes within complex project environments.

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Project Controls ManagementCost ControlScheduling StandardsForecasting PracticesPMP Certification

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Hard Skills

Project ControlsCost ControlSchedulingForecastingVariance AnalysisChange TrackingRisk ManagementFinancial ReportingData AnalysisDashboard Development

Soft Skills

LeadershipCoachingCollaborationCommunicationContinuous Improvement

Certifications & Qualifications

PMPAACE Certified Cost Professional (CCP)Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)PMI-SP

Industry Keywords

Construction ManagementIndustrial ServicesUtilitiesElectrical ServicesEPCData CentersProject DeliveryFinancial ReconciliationExecutive ReportingProject Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish and maintain Shermco’s project controls standards, procedures, templates, reporting requirements and governance expectations.
Define minimum controls based on project size, complexity, contract type, schedule risk and financial exposure.
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.
Oversee tracking of project baselines, actual and committed costs, ETC, EAC, revenue, billing and projected gross margin.
Develop forecasting practices that provide early visibility into margin movement, cost exposure and projected financial outcomes.
Review significant variances and forecast changes and help identify corrective actions or escalation needs.
Partner with Finance and Operations to improve forecast accuracy, financial reconciliation and executive confidence in reporting.
Establish scheduling standards and oversee baseline schedules, milestone plans, look-ahead schedules, critical-path reviews and schedule recovery planning.
Ensure material, subcontractor, customer, resource and outage dependencies are reflected in schedules.
Establish controls for change events, change orders, unpriced exposure, pending customer decisions and commercial risks.
Incorporate project risks, issues and actions into controls reporting and escalate material impacts.
Connect risk and change exposure to EAC, margin and schedule forecasts.
Develop project and portfolio dashboards covering 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.
Drive continuous improvement in data quality, reporting efficiency, project systems and controls maturity across the PMO.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.
PMP, AACE Certified Cost Professional (CCP), Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), PMI-SP or comparable professional certification preferred.
Experience implementing or maturing a project controls function within a growing organization preferred.
Willingness to travel 20-30%.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work
Travel 20-30%