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Project Controls Manager - ARB, Inc.

Position Summary

At ARB, Inc., the Project Controls Manager will play a critical leadership role supporting large-scale EPC and industrial construction projects across power, energy, and infrastructure markets. This position is responsible for leading all project controls functions including cost management, forecasting, scheduling oversight, progress measurement, change management, reporting, and risk analysis throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings a strong background supporting direct-hire industrial construction projects and has experience partnering closely with project management, engineering, finance, procurement, payroll, and field operations teams to ensure projects remain on budget and on schedule. This role requires a hands-on leader capable of managing project controls teams while driving accountability, visibility, and operational excellence across multiple projects.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all project controls functions for a portfolio of EPC and industrial construction projects from project initiation through final closeout.
• Support Project Managers with cost controls, schedule controls, forecasting, reporting, and risk management activities.
• Provide leadership and oversight to project controls engineers, analysts, schedulers, and estimators.
• Ensure all projects are executed in compliance with company governance, procedures, contractual requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Develop and maintain project cost control systems, reporting tools, and forecasting methodologies.
• Monitor, analyze, and report project costs compared to budgets and approved estimates.
• Perform detailed variance analysis and provide corrective action recommendations related to cost and schedule performance.
• Prepare and oversee project forecasts including direct costs, indirect costs, equipment costs, labor costs, and third-party costs.
• Employ Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and tools to track and forecast project performance including:
• Budget at Completion (BAC)
• Cost Performance Index (CPI)
• Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
• Estimate at Completion (EAC)
• Estimate to Complete (ETC)
• Lead schedule performance reviews and identify activities impacting the project critical path while supporting mitigation and recovery planning.
• Ensure project scope changes, budget revisions, and schedule modifications are properly evaluated, documented, approved, and integrated into project controls systems.
• Generate cost and schedule risk assessments and provide confidence-level reporting to project leadership.
• Review contractor and vendor cost reports, forecasts, invoices, and schedules for accuracy and completeness.
• Support development and oversight of project invoicingprocesses in accordance with contract requirements.
• Review and approve third-party invoices and coordinate closely with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Finance teams.
• Ensure project cost data is accurately maintained within project controls and ERP systems.
• Support capital appropriation requests and financial project closeout activities.
• Develop executive-level cost and schedule reporting packages and presentation materials for senior leadership.
• Work collaboratively with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and field operations teams to ensure alignment between project execution and project controls.
• Identify project risks, planning gaps, dependencies, and operational issues while driving mitigation strategies and resolution plans.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to project controls processes, reporting, systems, and governance.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in project controls, cost engineering, scheduling, or construction project management within EPC, industrial, energy, or heavy industrial environments.
• Previous experience leading project controls teams on direct-hire construction projects required.
• Experience supporting large-scale EPC or industrial construction projects preferred.
• Experience with lump sum, unit rate, and time & material contracts preferred.
• Strong understanding of project controls principles including cost forecasting, scheduling, earned value management, change management, and risk analysis.
• Proficiency with project controls and reporting software such as:
• EcoSys
• Primavera P6
• Microsoft Excel
• Power BI
• Microsoft Access
• Viewpoint
• Advanced analytical, forecasting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of construction accounting principles and project financial controls.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with executive leadership, clients, project teams, and field personnel.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong leadership skills with previous direct management experience preferred.
• Power generation, industrial plant, or energy infrastructure project experience is a plus.
• Ability to travel to project sites as needed.

Salary/Benefits

• Annual salary range of $150-160k commensurate with education, skills and experience
• Paid Company Holidays
• Paid PTO
• Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Short Term/Long Term Disability, 401K with matching contribution

Company Overview

Primoris was formed in 2004 as the parent company and is traded on the NYSE under the symbol PRIM. We provide a wide range of construction, maintenance, and engineering services for power generation, oil and gas, chemical, pipeline, utilities and distribution, and civil infrastructure clients. Primoris is ranked in the top 1% of the prestigious Top 600 Specialty Contractors List by Engineering News-Record (ENR), having built projects throughout the U.S. and Canada. For additional information, please visit www.prim.com.

ARB, Inc. is the legacy subsidiary of Primoris Services Corporation (NYSE: “PRIM”) that has a long history of providing maintenance, construction, fabrication, and EPC services throughout the U.S., with safety and quality as our highest value proposition. We self-perform and deliver turnkey construction and EPC services to our clients within the energy infrastructure industry (gas processing, product storage and transportation, chemical/petrochemical, power generation, renewables, refining, and mining). ARB Industrial forms a partnership with our customers and major stakeholders from early-stage engineering through construction completion and commercial operation, safely, on-time, and within budget.

Agency Statement

We are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for this position. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative, contact the Primoris Talent Acquisition Manager directly for consideration. Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this source. In addition, Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. Primoris has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms. For consideration in becoming an approved vendor, contact HR.

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