Industrial EPC Project Controls Lead

Hunton Trane, a division of Hunton Group, is seeking an experienced Industrial EPC Project Controls Lead to establish and lead the Project Controls function supporting large, complex capital projects exceeding $1 billion in total installed cost. This hands-on leadership role will develop and implement a scalable framework for cost control, planning and scheduling, progress measurement, forecasting, risk management, reporting, and project governance. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience with a major EPC organization and a proven ability to manage complex execution environments involving more than 50 active stakeholders, including EPC contractors, engineering firms, equipment suppliers, fabricators, construction contractors, and vendors. As the organization grows, this individual will build and lead a high-performing Project Controls team.

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• Develop and implement a scalable Project Controls framework, including standards, systems, processes, reporting structures, and governance practices.
• Support capital planning, investment decisions, and project governance reviews.
• Manage project budgets and prepare monthly business forecasts.
• Work with the Project Management team to update timelines, task statuses, milestones, and dependencies as directed by project leadership.
• Analyze cost performance and identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Maintain project contingency management and drawdown tracking.
• Work with Hunton Industrial Engineering to develop and implement formal change management processes.
• Generate purchase orders based on approved scopes, requests, or direction from project teams.
• Coordinate with the Hunton Industrial Project Management team to support invoice review and approval workflows.
• Track purchase order and invoice status to support timely review, approval, and payment coordination.
• Develop client proposals supporting project change orders.
• Facilitate risk identification, quantification, mitigation, and reporting activities.
• Coordinate across Hunton's internal Engineering, Procurement, Project Management, and Construction teams on change management items.
• Ensure accurate reporting of project financial performance to executive leadership.
• Deliver clear and concise analyses of project performance, trends, risks, and forecasts.
• Present project controls insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing Project Controls team as the organization grows.
• Define roles, responsibilities, and competency requirements for future project controls personnel.
• Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership and coaching to project controls professionals.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12–15 years of Project Controls experience supporting large capital projects.
• Minimum five years in a senior or lead Project Controls role.
• Experience with major EPC firms such as Bechtel, Fluor, KBR, Worley, Jacobs, or Technip.
• Direct experience on projects with capital values exceeding $1 billion.
• Demonstrated success managing project controls activities involving 50 or more vendors, suppliers, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Experience establishing project controls systems, processes, and governance frameworks from the ground up.
• Experience supporting projects through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup phases.

Within the first 12–18 months, the Project Controls Lead will be expected to:

• Establish the company's Project Controls framework and governance model.
• Implement standardized cost, schedule, risk, and reporting processes.
• Create integrated project controls systems supporting multiple large capital projects.
• Improve forecasting accuracy and project performance visibility.
• Build and lead a small, high-performing Project Controls team.
• Position the organization with project controls capabilities comparable to those found within leading global EPC organizations.