Clayton Services · 1 week ago
Project Control Manager
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $130K/yrClayton Services is searching for a Project Controls Manager to join a thriving company in Houston, Texas. The role involves owning the integrated schedule, cost/change control, and progress measurement while ensuring clear, timely decisions using MS Project and MS Excel.
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Hiring Manager
Adriana Wilhite Thames
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
Qualification
Required
Experience working 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)
Practical understanding of Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Logistics, Construction, and Commissioning
Strong information management skills: able to collect and organize data from multiple sources into clear trackers and reports
Clear written and verbal communication with the ability to provide concise variance explanations and lead meetings
Preferred
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 tools like SharePoint/OneDrive, ERP, Power BI, or Primavera P6 literacy is preferred
Cost estimating experience is preferred
Document control experience is preferred
Experience in supply chain and contract management is preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
PTO
Stock options
And more.
Company
Clayton Services
Clayton Services is a staffing and recruiting firm for architecture, engineering, IT, manufacturing, and marketing.
Founded in 1984
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageRecent News
2025-10-23
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