Project Controls Manager
Travel: 40% Nationwide
Location: Itasca
At Titan Electric, we're looking for a Project Controls Manager who can see trouble before it shows up on a financial statement.
Someone who understands that every missed schedule milestone, labor overrun, procurement delay, or bad forecast eventually turns into a profit problem.
You'll be the person helping our executives, project teams, and field leaders make smarter decisions faster.
If you love turning messy project data into clear direction and enjoy holding teams accountable to reality—not optimism—we should talk.
Who We Are
Titan Electric has been building and powering some of the most complex commercial and mission-critical projects in the country since 2006.
We've grown fast, but we've never lost sight of what matters:
Integrity over excuses
Accountability over blame
Innovation over complacency
Teamwork over ego
Respect for people, projects, and commitments
We're building the infrastructure that keeps businesses, hospitals, data centers, schools, and communities operating.
And we're building a company where top performers can do the best work of their careers.
The Mission
Your job is simple
Make sure leadership always knows the truth about project performance.
Not the optimistic forecast.
Not the watered-down update.
The truth.
You'll lead the systems, reporting, forecasting, scheduling, risk management, and project controls processes that help Titan protect margin, improve execution, and scale intelligently across multiple offices.
You'll connect operations, project management, field leadership, finance, estimating, and technology teams into one version of reality.
What Success Looks Like
Within your first 12–24 months, you'll help Titan
Create Predictable Forecasting
Project managers consistently produce reliable Cost-To-Complete and Cost-At-Completion forecasts.
Improve Schedule Discipline
Project schedules become trustworthy management tools instead of documents updated only when someone asks for them.
Increase Visibility
Executives can quickly understand project health across the entire portfolio.
Improve Technology Adoption
Project teams actually use the tools we've invested in.
Reduce Margin Erosion
Risks are identified early enough to do something about them.
Build a Scalable Project Controls Function
What works in one office works across the company.
What You'll Own
Cost & Financial Performance
You'll help project teams understand where projects truly stand financially.
Responsibilities include
Reviewing project budgets, cost coding, and forecasting practices
Driving accurate Cost-To-Complete (CTC) and Cost-At-Completion (CAC) forecasting
Analyzing labor productivity, equipment costs, purchasing performance, and subcontractor spend
Identifying margin risk before it becomes margin loss
Challenging assumptions and improving forecast accuracy
Helping leaders make informed financial decisions
Scheduling & Project Execution
You'll establish scheduling discipline across the organization.
You'll
Support development of baseline, recovery, and as-built schedules
Establish company scheduling standards
Evaluate critical path risk and schedule impacts
Assist teams with delay analysis and claims support
Improve consistency in schedule reporting
Ensure progress updates reflect actual field conditions
Project Management Systems
Technology only works when people actually use it.
You'll become the business owner and champion for project management platforms and workflows.
That includes
Driving adoption of project management tools
Partnering with Operations and IT on system improvements
Creating training programs and implementation plans
Measuring adoption across locations
Reducing rework caused by inconsistent workflows
Helping field and project teams get maximum value from technology investments
Risk Management
You'll help identify problems before they become emergencies.
You'll work with
Operations
Project Managers
Superintendents
Estimators
Finance Leaders
Executive Leadership
To identify
Schedule risk
Labor risk
Procurement risk
Staffing risk
Financial risk
Execution risk
You'll help leadership understand what could go wrong—and what needs to happen next.
Reporting & Analytics
You'll transform project data into decision-making tools.
Responsibilities include
Building executive dashboards
Tracking portfolio performance
Producing KPI and trend analysis
Monitoring cash flow and margin exposure
Supporting preconstruction and bid strategy efforts
Developing reporting structures leadership actually uses
Building the Team
Today you'll lead.
Tomorrow you'll help build.
You'll play a key role in shaping the future Project Controls organization.
That means
Hiring and developing future team members
Coaching project teams
Establishing standards
Creating accountability
Driving continuous improvement
What You Bring
We're less interested in buzzwords and more interested in experience.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, Project Management, or a related field
7+ years of progressive project controls or project management experience
Leadership experience managing people, processes, or both
Commercial construction experience
Direct experience within electrical contracting or MEP construction environments
You'll Probably Excel Here If...
You naturally ask
"Show me the data."
"Why are we forecasting that?"
"What changed?"
"What's the risk?"
"What happens next?"
You enjoy finding patterns.
You challenge assumptions respectfully.
You can translate complicated project information into language executives understand.
And you care just as much about operational outcomes as financial results.
Preferred Experience
You'll stand out if you have
Electrical contracting experience
Mission Critical / Data Center project exposure
Earned Value Management (EVM) expertise
Labor productivity analysis experience
PMP, PMI-SP, PSP, EVP, or similar certifications
Experience implementing construction technology platforms
Technology You'll Work With
We work in a modern construction environment that may include:
Autodesk Construction Cloud
Procore
Vista
Spectrum
Primavera P6
Microsoft Project
Accubid
Microsoft 365 Suite
Advanced Excel skills are expected.
Why This Role Matters
The best Project Controls Managers don't just report history.
They influence the future.
Every major project decision becomes better when leaders have the right information at the right time.
That's what you'll provide.
If you've built your career helping construction teams improve forecasting, reduce risk, increase accountability, and protect profitability—and you're ready to do it on a much larger stage—we'd like to meet you.
Titan Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a culture where great people can do great work.