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Lead Project Controls - Capital Projects

Qualus
New Orleans, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/22/2027

Position Overview

Power Your Future with Qualus in our Project Controls department as a Project Controls Manager. The PCM will be required to provide support for schedule maintenance, schedule analysis, risk management, risk analysis, earned value management / commodity tracking, development & maintenance of routine reports for Project Team and Executive review.

 

Responsibilities

Strong skillset with MS Office Suite (Excel, Power Point, Word)

· Support Project Manager & Project Team Leads onsite for duration of the project

· Prepares and maintains the Owner’s Schedule

· Provide Project Team with 4WLA Schedule (weekly)

· Provide Project Team with Critical Path schedule analysis (weekly/monthly)

· Reviews and confirms the EPC Contractor’s schedule updates

· Supports development of EPC recovery schedules if necessary

· Performs detailed schedule analysis on Contractors integrated master schedule (monthly)

· Identifies and reports discrepancies or issues with the EPC Contractor’s schedule

· Support Project Team for verification of Project Payment Milestones

· Perform Field Verification, Unit rate tracking, attend project meetings, perform planning sessions, etc.

· Works with project team and EPC Contractor on maintenance of risk register

· Facilitates Risk/Issue Register discussions and maintains the respective logs

· Reviews and comments on EPC monthly report submittals

· Produce monthly report including Schedule Narrative, Schedule Analysis, Milestone Tracking, Float, Logic (Part of PCOR)

· Development / Maintenance of reports (weekly / monthly)

· Report to the Project Team on deficiencies in Contractor performance, productivity, and KPIs

· Review and analyze the EPC Contractor’s daily, weekly, and monthly reports

· Ensures contract Project Controls requirements are met by Contractor(s)

· Interfaces with EPC Contractor’s project controls/scheduler

· Maintains Change Order logs, compile required supporting data, analyzes the potential schedule impacts

· Carries out daily and weekly valuations of contractor and sub-contractor work in progress

· Participates in regularly scheduled site team activities and meetings

· Manage development and maintenance of Stage Gate deliverables for duration of project lifecycle

· Supports Ad Hoc needs of Project Team

· Identify safety hazards while onsite and report to Safety Manager in order to support an incident free work environment

 

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Qualifications

  • Large Capital Project ($500M ) experience is highly preferred
  • Electric Transmission, Substation or Distribution experience is highly preferred
  • Primavera P6 scheduling
  • Experience with Schedule Analysis software (i.e. Acumen Fuse) is preferred
  • Experience utilizing Risk Management software supporting Monte Carlo Analysis (i.e. Oracle Crystal Ball)

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Benefits & Compensation

Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify.

 

The expected compensation range for this position is based upon several factors, including but not limited to education, qualifications, prior relevant work experience and work location.

Company Overview

Qualus is a leading pure-play power services firm and innovator at the forefront of the energy transition and transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has nearly 1,600 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

EEO

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US.

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