Project Controls Manager

Project Controls Manager – Mission Critical Data Center

Location: South Bend

We are seeking an experienced Project Controls Superintendent to support a large-scale, mission-critical data center construction program in Northern Indiana. This role will work closely with project leadership, field teams, and commercial staff to ensure accurate project tracking, progress validation, and alignment between field execution, schedule, and cost reporting.

The ideal candidate will have strong field experience combined with an understanding of project controls principles, allowing them to bridge the gap between construction execution and project reporting in a fast-paced, multi-trade environment.

Responsibilities

• Support daily coordination between field operations and project controls functions

• Validate field progress and ensure accurate reporting of installed quantities and work completion

• Work closely with superintendents, project managers, and subcontractors to track real-time progress

• Assist in maintaining and updating project schedules in coordination with planning teams

• Monitor productivity, manpower levels, and installation rates across multiple trades

• Support look-ahead planning and short-interval scheduling (2–6 week planning cycles)

• Help identify schedule risks, delays, and productivity constraints in the field

• Ensure alignment between field execution, schedule updates, and cost reporting

• Assist in tracking key project milestones, deliverables, and turnover packages

• Participate in coordination meetings with project controls, construction, and client teams

• Support documentation of field progress, constraints, and corrective actions

• Promote strong communication between field leadership and project management teams

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of experience in construction, preferably in superintendent or field leadership roles

• Experience on large commercial, industrial, or mission-critical projects (data centers preferred)

• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, field operations, and trade coordination

• Exposure to project controls, scheduling, or planning functions is highly desirable

• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, schedules, and progress reports

• Strong communication and coordination skills across multiple stakeholders

• Experience working in fast-paced, multi-trade construction environments