Manager, Project Controls Cost & Scheduling
InvenergyChicago, IL
Full Time
Posted August 31, 2026
$118k - $165k
Renewable Energy Development
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- Freshness
- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 5, 2026
- Classification
- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Renewable Energy Development
- Pay provenance
- Employer-provided pay
Job Description
As the Manager, Project Controls Cost & Schedule, you will be responsible for leading cost control and scheduling staff, actively manage the cost and schedule for key & complex projects, supporting financial reporting, and support of Project Management during project development and construction phases.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible to control and monitor project total expenditure including verifying and checking of invoices and claims from suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure that all project expenditures are captured and properly recorded.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, identifying relationships, logic, milestones, durations, and constraints for the portfolio of projects
- Review contractor schedule submissions and updates for completeness and identify schedule risks to Project Management team.
- Own the baseline schedule and proactively work with internal and external stakeholders on updates. Including independent coordination with contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to analyze updates to overall project schedule.
- Provide planning, cost, and scheduling support for all projects which includes variation reporting, monitoring of milestone tracking
- Lead cost controllers and schedulers in supporting cost and scheduling activities across the Invenergy project portfolio
- Perform and manage project financial activity monitoring and purchase requests creation and follow up.
- Perform commercial review for (subcontractor’s quotations) for the preparation of service agreements.
- Ensure effective project implementation and utilize productive reports to monitor the status of all activities, purchases, invoicing, and delivery up to the closure of the project.
- Identify cost and schedule risks and assist in planned mitigation efforts.
- Prepare monthly movement report for the monitoring of the project activities daily promptly to the project manager and management.
- Review project cost and schedule reports to ensure project requirements are being met.
- Monitor and proactively provide input on project and issues impacting the project.
- Prepare ad-hoc reports, as directed by management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field; engineering, finance, or construction is preferred;
- 8+ years minimum work experience; 6+ years of construction experience with cost and scheduling preferred.
- Team lead or people management experience
- P6/OPC experience
- Cost Control system experience
- Excellent solution-seeking, teamwork, collaboration, and communication skills
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Experience with project coordination and management of projects with multiple levels of interface between vendors, internal staff, and other stakeholders preferred
- Experience identifying project risks that may impact cost and schedule
- Willingness to spend time on active construction sites
- Able to travel up to 5% of the time
- Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- 1+ years of managing direct reports
- Project Management Institute (PMI) or relevant certifications
- Certification CCP or CCC
- Project Management experience
- Renewable energy experience
- Process improvement & implementation experience
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