Clayton Services
Overview
Clayton Services is searching for a
Project Controls Manager
to join a thriving company in Houston, Texas. The
Project Controls Manager
will own the integrated schedule, cost/change control, progress measurement, and the data model that ties them together. This role involves collecting and organizing information from multiple disciplines and suppliers, maintaining a single source of truth, and driving clear, timely decisions using MS Project and MS Excel. Job Type:
Direct Hire Pay Rate:
$110,000-$130,000/year Benefits:
Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, stock options, and more.
Responsibilities
Lead schedule reviews with partners and vendors; challenge logic, durations, and progress claims. Capture lessons learned, improve templates, and checklists. Support contracting strategies (deliverables, milestones, reporting) and readiness for significant events (IFD/IFC, PO placement, and module shipment). Coordinate handoffs across Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Logistics to resolve interface risks early. Maintain risk/issue registers and ensure mitigations are reflected in plans and forecasts. Produce weekly dashboards and management reviews with clear variance narratives and trend analysis. Build and maintain a fully logic-linked, resource-aware master schedule in MS Project covering engineering, procurement, fabrication, logistics, construction, and commissioning. Run change control and quantify schedule/cost impacts with auditable logs. Align logistics milestones (Incoterms, carrier bookings, permits, customs, laydown/warehouse) with the master schedule. Collect, clean, reconcile, and organize data from internal teams and vendors (deliverables lists, RFIs, equipment lists/MTOs, expediting, FAT/SAT, shipment readiness). Set up WBS/CBS, calendars, codes, and progress rules of credit; establish and manage baselines. Support cost control in Excel (budgets, commitments, forecasts, contingencies) and deliver monthly cost/schedule reports. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Experience on capital projects (industrial process, energy, chemicals, or related). Intermediate to expert MS Project skills (integrated schedules, baselines, resource loading, critical path/float, what-if analysis). Intermediate to expert MS Excel skills (advanced formulas, pivots, lookups/index-match, data modeling, probabilistic models). Understanding of Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Logistics, Construction, and Commissioning. Strong information management skills; able to collect and organize data into clear trackers and reports. Clear written and verbal communication with concise variance explanations and meeting leadership. Logistics experience (heavy haul, modules, packaged equipment, international shipments, customs/permits, laydown planning) is preferred. Syngas/industrial gas or related process-plant experience is preferred. Exposure to risk analysis and stage-gate processes is preferred. Familiarity with SharePoint/OneDrive, ERP, Power BI, or Primavera P6 is preferred. Cost estimating and document control experience is preferred. Experience in supply chain and contract management is preferred.
How to apply
Project Controls Manager – Immediate need. Apply today!
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Clayton Services is searching for a
Project Controls Manager
to join a thriving company in Houston, Texas. The
Project Controls Manager
will own the integrated schedule, cost/change control, progress measurement, and the data model that ties them together. This role involves collecting and organizing information from multiple disciplines and suppliers, maintaining a single source of truth, and driving clear, timely decisions using MS Project and MS Excel. Job Type:
Direct Hire Pay Rate:
$110,000-$130,000/year Benefits:
Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, stock options, and more.
Responsibilities
Lead schedule reviews with partners and vendors; challenge logic, durations, and progress claims. Capture lessons learned, improve templates, and checklists. Support contracting strategies (deliverables, milestones, reporting) and readiness for significant events (IFD/IFC, PO placement, and module shipment). Coordinate handoffs across Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Logistics to resolve interface risks early. Maintain risk/issue registers and ensure mitigations are reflected in plans and forecasts. Produce weekly dashboards and management reviews with clear variance narratives and trend analysis. Build and maintain a fully logic-linked, resource-aware master schedule in MS Project covering engineering, procurement, fabrication, logistics, construction, and commissioning. Run change control and quantify schedule/cost impacts with auditable logs. Align logistics milestones (Incoterms, carrier bookings, permits, customs, laydown/warehouse) with the master schedule. Collect, clean, reconcile, and organize data from internal teams and vendors (deliverables lists, RFIs, equipment lists/MTOs, expediting, FAT/SAT, shipment readiness). Set up WBS/CBS, calendars, codes, and progress rules of credit; establish and manage baselines. Support cost control in Excel (budgets, commitments, forecasts, contingencies) and deliver monthly cost/schedule reports. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Experience on capital projects (industrial process, energy, chemicals, or related). Intermediate to expert MS Project skills (integrated schedules, baselines, resource loading, critical path/float, what-if analysis). Intermediate to expert MS Excel skills (advanced formulas, pivots, lookups/index-match, data modeling, probabilistic models). Understanding of Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Logistics, Construction, and Commissioning. Strong information management skills; able to collect and organize data into clear trackers and reports. Clear written and verbal communication with concise variance explanations and meeting leadership. Logistics experience (heavy haul, modules, packaged equipment, international shipments, customs/permits, laydown planning) is preferred. Syngas/industrial gas or related process-plant experience is preferred. Exposure to risk analysis and stage-gate processes is preferred. Familiarity with SharePoint/OneDrive, ERP, Power BI, or Primavera P6 is preferred. Cost estimating and document control experience is preferred. Experience in supply chain and contract management is preferred.
How to apply
Project Controls Manager – Immediate need. Apply today!
#J-18808-Ljbffr