Job Title: Project Control Manager
Location: Houston ,Texas
Position Type: Full-time
Work Type: Onsite
Salary: As per the market standard
Job Description:
Role Overview
You’ll own the integrated schedule, cost/change control, progress measurement, and the data model that ties them together.
Day to day you’ll collect and organize information from multiple disciplines and suppliers, maintain a single source of truth, and drive clear, timely decisions using MS Project and MS Excel.
Syngas plant experience is a plus; logistics exposure is highly valued.
Key Responsibilities
• Planning & Baselines
• Build and maintain a fully logic-linked, resource-aware master schedule in MS Project covering engineering, procurement, fabrication, logistics, construction, and commissioning.
• Set up WBS/CBS, calendars, codes, and progress “rules of credit”; establish and manage baselines.
• Project Controls
• Support cost control in Excel (budgets, commitments, forecasts, contingencies); deliver monthly cost/schedule reports.
• Run change control and quantify schedule/cost impacts with auditable logs.
• Maintain risk/issue registers and ensure mitigations are reflected in plan and forecast.
• Data & Reporting
• Collect, clean, reconcile, and organize data from internal teams and vendors (deliverables lists, RFIs, equipment lists/MTOs, expediting, FAT/SAT, shipment readiness).
• Produce weekly dashboards and management reviews with crisp variance narratives and trend analysis.
• Discipline & Interface Management
• Coordinate handoffs across Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, & Logistics; surface and resolve interface risks early.
• Align logistics milestones (Incoterms, carrier bookings, permits, customs, laydown/warehouse) with the master schedule.
• Execution Support
• Lead schedule reviews with partners and vendors; challenge logic, durations, and progress claims.
• Support contracting strategies (deliverables, milestones, reporting) and readiness for major events (IFD/IFC, PO placement, & module shipment.
• Governance & Improvement
• Capture lessons learned and improve templates and checklists.
Core Competencies
• Systems thinking & interface management
• Analytical rigor; ownership mindset
• Proactive risk identification; disciplined change control
• Collaborative vendor/contractor engagement; situational communication
Travel & Work Environment
• Houston-based with occasional travel to fabrication shops, vendor facilities, logistics hubs, and project sites based on phase needs.
• On-site at the Houston based Customer office with future possibility for hybrid work as appropriate to execution.
ABOUT Ztek:
Ztek Consulting Inc is a minority- and woman-owned business enterprise that leverages a unique blend of human talent, machine learning algorithms, and artificial intelligence to provide customized talent management solutions for clients. Ztek’s diversity-focused hiring models have proven successful, particularly in hiring veterans. The company's veteran-focused hiring and deployment program, Z-V.E.T, matches skilled veterans with clients' needs in various areas.
Disclaimer:
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