Director of Project Controls​/Solar

The Director of Project Controls at IEA Constructors leads the Project Controls Department, focusing on project management in the renewables sector. Responsibilities include managing earned value, scheduling, cost management, and team development. This office-based position is located in Fargo, ND, Phoenix, AZ, Indianapolis, IN, or Clinton, IN, with 25% travel required. The role is integral to the company's strategic leadership and aims to foster a collaborative and innovative work environment.
Position: Director of Project Controls (Solar)
Overview

The Director of Project Controls is the functional leader for the Project Controls Department, acting as a part of the Company’s strategic leadership team as a key contributor to the safety, people, client, and profit key results for the Company. The Director is principally responsible for all project controls in the renewables market sector, including earned value management, schedule management, cost & change management, equipment and labor management, project forecasting, and the management and talent development for the project controls team behind those responsibilities.

The Director is also responsible for implementing and continuously improving all project controls processes, systems, and tools within the Company and shall act as a key resource to other department team members and Company leadership. Senior staff within the Project Controls Department shall report directly to the Director, and the Director shall be responsible for managing, coordinating, and evaluating such staff’s work and performance.

Location and Travel:

This position is an office-based position in one of the following locations:
Fargo, ND;
Phx, AZ;
Indianapolis, IN;
Clinton, IN. This position does require 25% travel throughout the United States.

Company Overview:

Mas Tec Renewables, comprised of Wanzek Construction, IEA Constructors, and White Construction, combines over 20+ years of renewable energy construction experience. We embrace diverse perspectives not only with our employees but across all levels of our business—from suppliers, to community partners, to our clients. We’ve built a multidimensional workforce that brings valuable differences in perspectives, work ethics, and ways of working into our organization.

We collaborate across departments to foster innovation and encourage everyone—from interns to executives—to voice their ideas and leave an impact. We aim to create a respectful work environment where all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to be innovative leaders in our industry.

Responsibilities
• Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health and safety and of those who may be affected by the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working toward Wanzek’s Zero Injury principles.
• Establish and directly manage the back-office project controls team assigned to the operating groups, including earned value management, budget/cost estimating controls, equipment and labor planning, job set-up, cost and phase code control, forecasting, productivity analysis, scheduling, change management, and claims analysis functions.
• Supervise the scheduling efforts for projects to include the preparation and analysis of schedule baseline, progress schedules, project labor forecasts, schedule analysis, and project progress reporting.
• Give clear direction and targets to ensure all project controls team members will have the ability to achieve their goals and targets so that the overall goals of the Company are met.
• Drive commitment in the Company to accurate and timely reporting, ensuring data-driven decisions.
• Ensure that project teams have accurate data and reports necessary to know and understand project costs, productivity, schedule performance, trends, and forecasts in real time.
• Oversee and monitor project performance, progress, and forecasts, validating and reporting on cost and schedule performance against the baseline estimate and schedule.
• Assess the impact(s) of project changes and assist project teams in developing claims, change orders, and recovery plans.
• Identify trends and deviations and communicate root causes of variances and recommended corrective courses of action to project management based on relevant analyses.
• Coordinate the development, validation, and baselining of project estimates with the estimating and operations teams.
• Assist with the performance of value-engineering analysis.
• Assist with review and development, issuance, and evaluation of subcontract change orders as required.
• Interface with project stakeholders as a trusted advisor to provide guidance and recommendations for controls on projects.
• Foster team growth through targeted individual project…