Project Manager - Project Controls and Tools

Siemens Energy

$110K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Technical/commercial/construction management degree with expertise in project delivery and organizational transformation.
  • Minimum of 3 years managing complex projects, ideally in industrial or construction settings, focusing on multiple workstreams.
  • Proven experience in strategy development, governance, risk management, and change management processes.
  • Hands-on experience with project management tools like Primavera P6, MS Project, OnePM, and reporting platforms such as Power BI.
  • Strong skills in risk analysis, KPI governance, and data quality management for reporting purposes.
  • Exceptional leadership and communication skills, proficient in stakeholder engagement and negotiation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the governance of project controls and tools, ensuring effective access, standards, and training.
  • Drive project planning and execution from initiation to closure across various components including scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Establish and manage reporting with KPI dashboards to maintain a single source of truth for project performance.
  • Facilitate an Agile transformation by coaching teams and creating visibility into project health and risks.
  • Support factory expansion leadership with executive reporting and drive cross-functional alignment on key decisions.
  • Oversee communication plans and track OKRs to manage stakeholder engagement and progress across projects.

Benefits

  • Career growth and development opportunities.
  • Supportive work culture.
  • Company paid health and wellness benefits.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • 401K savings plan with company match.
  • Family building benefits.
  • Parental leave.
Full Job Description
A Snapshot of your Day

We are seeking a highly experienced Factory Expansion & Implementation (FE) Project Controls & Tools manager to act as a single source of truth, informing cluster heads, and act as a stage-gate authority. In his role, he will be the "chief of execution" for the Factory Expansion Project Management Office (PMO) Head. Operational teams such Expert Support Group, Implementation Assurance, Training & Development, FE Finance and stay focused on execution inside their projects. In contrast, this function consolidates all project data and ensures that material decisions (quality Q-gates, change requests, scope shifts, contingency usage, escalation topics) are governed through a stage-gate / change-control discipline so every decision fits the overall program risk profile, budget, and capacity constraints and is benchmarked across projects for consistency and impact.

How You'll make an impact
  • Lead Project Controls & Tool Governance by defining and governing the project controls ecosystem (Primavera P6, MS Project, OnePM, Power BI, Excel, SharePoint/Teams), including ownership, access, data standards, implementation, training, and adoption.
  • Drive End-to-End Project Planning & Execution Governance from initiation to closure, covering scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, procurement, communications, risks, stakeholders, stage-gates, and change control.
  • Establish Reporting & Performance Management through standardized KPI dashboards, forecasting, variance analysis, data quality controls, reporting routines, and a single source of truth for project schedule, cost, and performance.
  • Enable Agile Transformation & Delivery Excellence by defining success metrics, facilitating SCRUM ceremonies, coaching teams, and developing dashboards that provide visibility into delivery health, capacity, risks, and milestone readiness.
  • Provide Factory Expansion Leadership Support (Chief of Staff) by preparing executive-ready reporting, decision papers, SteerCo/30x30 materials, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring cross-functional alignment on priority topics.
  • Own Program Communications, OKRs & Capability Development by managing stakeholder engagement, communication plans, OKR tracking, capability assessments, training recommendations, and progress reporting across the Factory Expansion program.
What you bring
  • Education & Background: Technical, commercial, construction management, or strategy-related degree with a strong understanding of large-scale project delivery and organizational transformation.
  • Construction Project Management Expertise: Min 3 years of experience managing complex product management projects, preferably within industrial or construction environments, with responsibility across multiple workstreams and matrix organizations.
  • Strategy & Governance Leadership: Proven success in developing and implementing strategies, governance frameworks, risk management approaches, and change management processes that drive business and project outcomes.
  • Project Controls & Tool Implementation: Hands-on expertise in implementing, configuring, and governing project management and reporting tools including Primavera P6, MS Project, OnePM, Power BI, and advanced Excel, covering standards, workflows, templates, training, hypercare, and adoption.
  • Data, Reporting & Risk Management: Strong capabilities in construction contracts, risk analysis, risk mitigation planning, KPI and master data governance, data quality management, and development of reliable reporting and dashboard solutions.
  • Leadership & Communication: Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills, combined with a proactive, detail-oriented approach and a demonstrated ability to influence teams and enforce standards.
Grid Technologies

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology

Rewards
  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Supportive work culture
  • Company paid Health and wellness benefits
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • 401K savings plan with company match
  • Family building benefits
  • Parental leave

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