Role: Project Controls Director

Location: Irvine, California

Salary: $240,000-$260,000

A leading industrial EPC contractor delivering large-scale renewable and energy infrastructure projects is seeking a Project Controls Director to lead project controls strategy and execution across major capital projects.

This is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing cost control, scheduling, forecasting, and project performance management across complex EPC projects. The successful candidate will work closely with executive leadership, project management, engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and with accurate reporting and forecasting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Project Controls function across multiple large-scale EPC projects
• Develop and implement best-in-class project controls systems, processes, and governance
• Oversee cost management, forecasting, change management, and performance reporting
• Direct project planning and scheduling activities, ensuring integrated project schedules
• Provide strategic oversight of earned value management (EVM) and project performance metrics
• Lead risk analysis, mitigation planning, and contingency management
• Partner with project leadership to provide accurate cost and schedule forecasts
• Establish standardized reporting dashboards and executive project performance reports
• Manage and mentor a team of project controls managers, schedulers, and cost engineers
• Ensure alignment between engineering, procurement, and construction schedules
• Support contract management, claim analysis, and change order evaluation
• Drive continuous improvement in project controls systems, tools, and methodologies

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in Project Controls within EPC, industrial, energy, or infrastructure projects
• Proven experience supporting large capital projects ($100M+)
• Strong background in cost control, project scheduling, and forecasting
• Experience leading project controls teams across multiple projects
• Advanced knowledge of project scheduling and cost control tools (Primavera P6, cost management systems, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience implementing earned value management and project performance reporting
• Strong understanding of EPC project lifecycle and delivery models
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on renewable energy, power generation, or industrial infrastructure projects
• Experience with portfolio-level project controls oversight
• Professional certifications such as PMP, CCP, PSP, or EVP

Why Join Us

• Work on large-scale renewable and industrial infrastructure projects
• Join a growing EPC contractor with a strong project pipeline
• Competitive salary, bonus, and executive benefits
• Opportunity to shape project controls strategy across major programs