Project Control Manager
Job Ref: # 2314385
Date Posted: 11/24/2025 11:23:58 PM
City, State: Williamsburg, VA
Description
Go to end ⇓Reporting to the VP Projects, we are seeking a highly organized Project Control Manager who will play a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of customer projects by providing accurate analysis and reporting of all relevant project metrics, including financial performance, delivery schedules, resource utilization and risk indicators across our portfolio of electrical switchgear projects for our data-centre clients. You will manage a team consisting of Project Cost Engineers, Master Schedulers and Document Controllers to ensure that each project stream is executed efficiently, aligned with contractual obligations, client expectations and delivered to the highest standards. You will require a strong technical understanding of Project Management Systems and a very high degree of financial and commercial acumen.
What You'll Be Doing:
Leadership & Performance:
- Lead, mentor and support your team, providing tactical direction and strong daily leadership to ensure they can execute in a professional and consistent manner.
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration and excellence.
- Conduct regular performance reviews and support professional development.
- Facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing and professional development across the team.
Project Performance Monitoring:
- Collect, consolidate and analyze data from multiple project streams to assess overall program health.
- Track and report KPI's e.g. budget adherence, schedule variance, earned value and forecast accuracy.
- Maintain dashboards and reporting tools to provide real-time visibility to stakeholders.
Financial Controls:
- Verify rigorous financial and commercial analysis is being carried out through all project phases.
- Monitor project budgets, cost-to-complete forecasts and planned V's actual spend etc.
- Support monthly financial reviews and variance analysis with department managers, SMT and SLT.
- Ensure alignment between project financials and corporate reporting standards.
Schedule Management:
- Collaborate with Project Managers and Planners to track delivery milestones and schedule performance.
- Identify schedule risks and recommend mitigation strategies based on input from Program Managers.
- Support integrated master schedule / SIOPS development and maintenance.
Reporting & Communication:
- Prepare and present regular and accurate performance reports for senior leadership and clients.
- Ensure consistency and accuracy in reporting across all projects.
- Facilitate project control reviews and support audit readiness.
Process Improvement:
- Develop and refine project control processes, templates and tools.
- Promote best practices in cost control, scheduling and performance tracking.
- Train and support project teams in the use of control systems and methodologies.
Key Competencies:
- Very strong strategic and analytical thinker with a results-driven mindset.
- Strong leadership presence and ability to inspire cross-functional teams.
- Financially and commercially astute with sound business judgment.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- High level of integrity, professionalism and resilience.
Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance or related field.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile) is essential.
- 5+ years of experience in project controls or project management in a technical or industrial environment.
- Proficiency in Excel, Power BI or other data visualization tools.
- Familiarity with electrical switchgear systems, manufacturing or data centre environments is a plus.



























