Project Controls Lead I

Spring, Texas, United States

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reference
Job reference 1280131
location
Location Spring, Texas, United States
sector
Sector Energy - Oil & Gas
function
Function Project Management
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published September 12, 2026

Job Title:

Project Controls Lead I


Duration:

12 months


Schedule:

5/40


Location:

Spring, TX (potential for 1-2 days of travel to Houston area contractor offices weekly)

This opportunity supports early-stage project controls activity within a large-scale refining and chemical environment. The role focuses on cost control, schedule control, forecasting, budgeting, change management, and stewardship reporting across multiple projects. This position offers the chance to contribute to project planning and performance analysis while working closely with project teams and stakeholders in a technically driven setting.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Construction Management

  • Experience in project controls with a focus on cost control and schedule control

  • Experience supporting forecasting, budgeting, progress measurement, and management of change activities

  • Experience working across multiple project stakeholders to analyse and report project cost and schedule performance

  • 3+ years of experience in project control

  • Strong capability in project cost analysis, schedule analysis, reporting, and budgeting

  • Ability to support development and maintenance of project controls plans, cost breakdown structures, control budgets, and project master schedules

  • Experience in change management and stewardship review processes

  • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

  • Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication, influencing, consulting, and mentoring skills

  • Ability to multitask, adapt to changing priorities, and respond quickly to urgent analysis requests

***This role does not require supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with SAP reporting

  • Experience with Power BI

  • Relevant background in projects, procurement, construction, logistics, or infrastructure environments

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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