Project Controls Manager - Subsea Rock Installation

Project Controls Manager

The Opportunity:

The Project Controls Manager is responsible for establishing and leading project controls for subsea rock installation work.  This role manages integrated planning, scheduling, cost control, progress measurement, risk/opportunity management, and performance reporting to ensure safe and predictable delivery of scope across vessel and onshore project team.  This position is located in Houston, TX.

About the Company:

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States. In addition, Great Lakes is fully engaged in expanding its core business into the rapidly developing offshore wind energy industry. The Company has a long history of performing significant international projects. The Company employs experienced civil, ocean and mechanical engineering staff in its estimating, production and project management functions. In its over 136-year history, the Company has never failed to complete a marine project. Great Lakes owns and operates the largest and most diverse fleet in the U.S. dredging industry, comprised of approximately 200 specialized vessels. Great Lakes has a disciplined training program for engineers that ensures experienced-based performance as they advance through Company operations. The Company’s Incident-and Injury-Free® (IIF®) safety management program is integrated into all aspects of the Company’s culture. The Company’s commitment to the IIF® culture promotes a work environment where employee safety is paramount.

 Key Responsibilities:

• . Develop and maintain the Project Controls Plan (PCP), including WBS/SBS alignment, progress rules, reporting cadence, and change control interfaces.
• Build and maintain an integrated, logic-driven baseline schedule (quarry, loadout, installation), including critical path and float management.
• Set up and manage progress measurement, including quantity tracking, earned value, and vessel productivity monitoring.
• Establish cost control prosses: budgets, commitments, accruals, forecasts, and variance analysis across engineering, procurement, marine operations, and subcontractors.
• Manage schedule and cost change control, including impact assessments, time-impact analyses, and support for claims documentation when required.
• Coordinate weekly/monthly reporting: schedule updates, KPI dashboards, look-aheads, progress curves, cost reports, and management narratives.
• Interface with finance, vessel teams, HSE, QA/QC, engineering, procurement, and subcontractors.
• Support contract administration along with Director of Contracts per client and vendor reporting requirements, including deliverable registers and milestone certification.
• Ensure project controls data quality and governance across systems (e.g., schedule tools, cost systems, document control), drive continuous improvement and support ISO standards for Quality.

Qualifications & Experience:

• • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10 yeas of project controls/cost controls experience on construction/EPC projects, with demonstrated experience supporting offshore or marine construction execution.
• Formal training in project management and cost engineering is highly valued.
• Advanced proficiency with scheduling tools (Primavera P6 strongly preferred); strong Excel skills and experience producting management dashboards.
• Working knowledge of cost control practices (commitments, accruals, forecasting) and progress measurement/earned value concepts.
• Experience integrating multi-discipline schedules (engineering, procurement, fabrication, marine operation) and managing schedule updates and baselines.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional teams; comfortable presenting to project leadership and clients.
• Understanding of offshore execution constraints/delays (weather downtime, marine logistics, permits, vessel utilization) and their impact on schedule/cost.
• Experience with reporting automation and Omega 360.
   

 Benefits:

• Competitive salary with annual performance & salary reviews
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Life and LTD insurance plans
• 401(k) program that provides 100% company matching of the first 6% of employee contributions, immediate vesting and profit-sharing contributions by the company based on company's annual performance.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, disability status, genetic information or any other protected category.

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