Manager/Director, Project Controls

🕒 October 23

🏄 California, New York – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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American Terawatt

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2025

⚡ Energy

🤝 B2B

Energy • B2B

American Terawatt is developing a new national high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission network purpose-built to deliver very large industrial power loads. The company is building multi-terminal 525 kV DC→DC transmission infrastructure intended to provide gigawatts of capacity (4,000 MW by 2028 and 14 GW by 2030) to support large industrial customers and decarbonization of heavy energy users. Headquartered in San Francisco, the team includes engineers and operators from technology and finance firms and the energy sector.

📋 Description

• Build American Terawatt's project controls function from the ground up • Own the schedule of record for every project • Work closely with Development, Engineering, Commercial and Procurement • Serve as controls counterpart to EPC contractors, converter OEMs, owner's engineers and lenders' independent engineers • Build and maintain project schedules personally and lead a Project Controls Analyst • Design, implement, maintain and update Oracle Primavera P6 • Build and maintain each project's integrated master schedule • Set scheduling standards and baselines • Approve progress updates received from Asana • Design, implement, maintain and update Asana as the day-to-day execution layer • Configure project templates, task structures and workflows across every package • Keep Asana aligned with P6 schedule activities and ensure owners report progress in Asana • Own the risk register, set the scoring method and risk owners, and lead the monthly risk review • Run the monthly schedule update, including status, slip analysis, re-forecast and approval • Publish approved schedule changes to Asana for functional teams • Integrate OEM and EPC schedules, review logic, float and critical path, lead owner-side delay analysis, and write contractor schedule specifications • Prepare the schedule and controls package for financing • Decide when to add a Senior Planner/Scheduler and a Cost and Risk Analyst • Report to the Head of Power Development • Establish the P6 environment and level-1 integrated master schedule for the lead HVDC project • Establish the monthly update and risk review cycle • Develop baselined integrated master schedules for each active project • Publish AmWatt's scheduling standard and EPC/OEM schedule specification • Run the production two-way P6–Asana link with the AI tooling team and maintain a live risk register

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of project controls experience on large energy, transmission or infrastructure projects • Expert command of Oracle Primavera P6, including XER exchange, multiple baselines, cost loading and forensic delay analysis • Experience reviewing and integrating contractor and OEM schedules • Experience leading controls on a project or program while still building schedules yourself • Clear written communication with executives, lenders and contractors • Owner or developer experience on utility-scale transmission, generation or HVDC projects preferred • Project controls experience at an EPC such as Kiewit, Quanta or Burns & McDonnell preferred • Experience supporting project finance diligence with lenders and independent engineers preferred • PMP and/or AACE PSP or DRMP certification preferred • Comfort working in an AI-forward team that automates its reporting preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Salary and equity compensation package, commensurate with experience • Medical, dental, and vision coverage • 75% coverage for dependents and spouses • Up to $300/month reimbursement for gym and wellness expenses • Bay Club membership for SF-based employees • Lunch provided daily when working from an office • Unlimited PTO with manager approval • Company-wide office closures for July 4 week and one week in December • Laptop of choice provided • Convenient SF office location near public transit • Pre-tax transit benefit • Employee contribution 401(k) program

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