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Project Director roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in project management, engineering, or a related field. Employers file an LCA with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and the 65,000-cap lottery applies unless your employer holds cap-exempt status.
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Pacifico Energy is a global energy infrastructure firm supporting complex, large load projects from development through to operations. The company serves as a trusted partner across engineering, financing, construction, and optimization, delivering tailored power solutions for large energy users, including data centers. With a proven international track record and over 15 years as a large-scale developer, Pacifico brings speed and knowledgeable oversight to projects from start to finish.
We are seeking a Director of Project Controls to build, lead, and manage Pacifico's Project Controls team within the EPC organization, and to establish the corporate-level governance, standards, and systems for the controls function. This person will provide portfolio-level leadership across the four core disciplines of project controls — planning, scheduling, contract controls (budget and cost controls), and document controls — for Pacifico's portfolio of large-scale power generation for data centers. They will serve as the central authority for cost, schedule, contract, and reporting integrity, giving executive leadership objective oversight and decision support, and will be the controls point of credibility for investors, lenders, and customers.
What you get to do:
Team Build-Out & Leadership
- Build and lead the Project Controls function under EPC; define team structure, roles, responsibilities, and escalation paths across planning, scheduling, contract controls, and document controls.
- Hire, onboard, mentor, and manage controls staff (schedulers, cost/contract analysts, document control specialists, coordinators) as the portfolio scales.
- Set performance standards, workload allocation, and development paths for the team.
Planning
- Lead front-end project planning: work breakdown structures, baseline schedules and budgets, and execution-strategy alignment with Development and EPC.
- Provide planning support from early development through construction and closeout, ensuring consistent methodology across the portfolio.
Scheduling
- Own integrated project schedules (Primavera P6) and manage the critical path across all active projects in the portfolio.
- Establish schedule governance standards, baseline control, progress measurement, and variance/recovery planning.
- Provide schedule risk analysis and scenario planning to support executive decisions.
Contract Controls (Budget & Cost Controls)
- Own cost forecasting and budgeting across the portfolio: earned value, cost-to-complete, contingency management, and variance analysis with corrective-action plans.
- Administer contract controls through the EPC build phase: change-order control, claims and liquidated-damages defense, and commercial compliance with contract terms.
- Support ITC-related schedule and financial compliance by aligning development, engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
Document Controls
- Establish and own portfolio-wide document control standards and systems (e.g., Procore), transmittals, submittals, RFIs, drawing/document revisions, and records management.
- Ensure document traceability, version control, and audit-readiness to support lender, investor, and Independent Engineer reviews.
Portfolio Oversight & Governance
- Provide end-to-end controls oversight across the power generation project portfolio.
- Establish and maintain portfolio-level governance frameworks for planning, schedule, cost/contract, and document controls.
- Ensure consistency, accuracy, and transparency of project data used for executive decision-making.
Development-to-EPC Coordination
- Partner with Development on critical paths, milestones, and execution risks.
- Drive proactive de-risking during development to enable smooth handoffs to EPC/construction.
- Facilitate development-to-EPC transitions by aligning scope, schedule, cost, and contractual assumptions.
Financing / Lender / Investor Interface
- Serve as the controls point of credibility for investors, lenders, and customers in diligence and financing.
- Interface with lenders and the Independent Engineer on draws and progress certification.
- Produce executive- and board-level reporting on cost, schedule, contract status, forecast, and risk.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Serve as the central coordination point across EPC, Development, Finance, Legal, Accounting, and executive leadership; resolve dependencies and manage interfaces.
- Translate complex technical, financial, contractual, and schedule information into clear executive-level insight and recommendations.
Standards, Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Define, implement, and continuously improve controls standards, tools, and reporting frameworks across all four control disciplines.
- Own the controls toolset (incl. Primavera P6, Procore) at the portfolio level; improve systems, processes, and data governance to support scalable growth.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 15+ years in project controls (incl. 5+ years leading a controls function), spanning planning, scheduling, contract/cost controls, and document controls, in power, energy, infrastructure, or large-scale EPC.
- Track record on GW-scale / $1b+ projects through construction and commercial operation (power generation, or comparable large-scale power infrastructure).
- People-management experience: has built, staffed, and managed a project controls team spanning multiple control disciplines (required).
- Deep expertise in scheduling (Primavera P6), cost control, contract/change management, portfolio forecasting, and earned value.
- Experience with document control systems and standards (e.g., Procore) at a portfolio level.
- Experience supporting project financing and investor/lender/Independent Engineer reporting.
- Strong understanding of EPC delivery models and contract-driven execution.
- Proven ability to partner with Development, Finance, Legal, and executive leadership.
- Bachelor's in engineering, construction management, or finance;
- PMP / PSP a plus.
LOCATION
- Full-time Dallas presence.
About us
Pacifico Energy is a global energy infrastructure firm supporting complex, large load projects from development through to operations. The company serves as a trusted partner across engineering, financing, construction, and optimization, delivering tailored power solutions for large energy users, including data centers. With a proven international track record and over 15 years as a large-scale developer, Pacifico brings speed and knowledgeable oversight to projects from start to finish.
We are seeking a Director of Project Controls to build, lead, and manage Pacifico's Project Controls team within the EPC organization, and to establish the corporate-level governance, standards, and systems for the controls function. This person will provide portfolio-level leadership across the four core disciplines of project controls — planning, scheduling, contract controls (budget and cost controls), and document controls — for Pacifico's portfolio of large-scale power generation for data centers. They will serve as the central authority for cost, schedule, contract, and reporting integrity, giving executive leadership objective oversight and decision support, and will be the controls point of credibility for investors, lenders, and customers.
What you get to do:
Team Build-Out & Leadership
- Build and lead the Project Controls function under EPC; define team structure, roles, responsibilities, and escalation paths across planning, scheduling, contract controls, and document controls.
- Hire, onboard, mentor, and manage controls staff (schedulers, cost/contract analysts, document control specialists, coordinators) as the portfolio scales.
- Set performance standards, workload allocation, and development paths for the team.
Planning
- Lead front-end project planning: work breakdown structures, baseline schedules and budgets, and execution-strategy alignment with Development and EPC.
- Provide planning support from early development through construction and closeout, ensuring consistent methodology across the portfolio.
Scheduling
- Own integrated project schedules (Primavera P6) and manage the critical path across all active projects in the portfolio.
- Establish schedule governance standards, baseline control, progress measurement, and variance/recovery planning.
- Provide schedule risk analysis and scenario planning to support executive decisions.
Contract Controls (Budget & Cost Controls)
- Own cost forecasting and budgeting across the portfolio: earned value, cost-to-complete, contingency management, and variance analysis with corrective-action plans.
- Administer contract controls through the EPC build phase: change-order control, claims and liquidated-damages defense, and commercial compliance with contract terms.
- Support ITC-related schedule and financial compliance by aligning development, engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
Document Controls
- Establish and own portfolio-wide document control standards and systems (e.g., Procore), transmittals, submittals, RFIs, drawing/document revisions, and records management.
- Ensure document traceability, version control, and audit-readiness to support lender, investor, and Independent Engineer reviews.
Portfolio Oversight & Governance
- Provide end-to-end controls oversight across the power generation project portfolio.
- Establish and maintain portfolio-level governance frameworks for planning, schedule, cost/contract, and document controls.
- Ensure consistency, accuracy, and transparency of project data used for executive decision-making.
Development-to-EPC Coordination
- Partner with Development on critical paths, milestones, and execution risks.
- Drive proactive de-risking during development to enable smooth handoffs to EPC/construction.
- Facilitate development-to-EPC transitions by aligning scope, schedule, cost, and contractual assumptions.
Financing / Lender / Investor Interface
- Serve as the controls point of credibility for investors, lenders, and customers in diligence and financing.
- Interface with lenders and the Independent Engineer on draws and progress certification.
- Produce executive- and board-level reporting on cost, schedule, contract status, forecast, and risk.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Serve as the central coordination point across EPC, Development, Finance, Legal, Accounting, and executive leadership; resolve dependencies and manage interfaces.
- Translate complex technical, financial, contractual, and schedule information into clear executive-level insight and recommendations.
Standards, Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Define, implement, and continuously improve controls standards, tools, and reporting frameworks across all four control disciplines.
- Own the controls toolset (incl. Primavera P6, Procore) at the portfolio level; improve systems, processes, and data governance to support scalable growth.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 15+ years in project controls (incl. 5+ years leading a controls function), spanning planning, scheduling, contract/cost controls, and document controls, in power, energy, infrastructure, or large-scale EPC.
- Track record on GW-scale / $1b+ projects through construction and commercial operation (power generation, or comparable large-scale power infrastructure).
- People-management experience: has built, staffed, and managed a project controls team spanning multiple control disciplines (required).
- Deep expertise in scheduling (Primavera P6), cost control, contract/change management, portfolio forecasting, and earned value.
- Experience with document control systems and standards (e.g., Procore) at a portfolio level.
- Experience supporting project financing and investor/lender/Independent Engineer reporting.
- Strong understanding of EPC delivery models and contract-driven execution.
- Proven ability to partner with Development, Finance, Legal, and executive leadership.
- Bachelor's in engineering, construction management, or finance;
- PMP / PSP a plus.
LOCATION
- Full-time Dallas presence.
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Document your specialty occupation credentials early
Pull together degree certificates, transcripts, and any PMP or CAPM credentials before applying. USCIS scrutinizes Project Director petitions for degree-field alignment, so evidence that your education directly supports the role strengthens your case.
Check LCA filing history by SOC code
Project Directors typically file under SOC 11-9199 or 11-1021. Search the OFLC Wage Search to confirm which employers have certified LCAs for those codes recently. Frequent filers signal an active sponsorship pipeline for your target role.
Target cap-exempt employers to skip the lottery
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated organizations are cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B petition bypasses the annual 65,000-cap lottery entirely. Program management and capital project director roles exist in all three sectors.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter by the Project Director job title on Migrate Mate to see employers with confirmed H-1B filing history for that role. You'll avoid cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored the position.
Negotiate petition timing around the April filing window
Cap-subject H-1B petitions can only be filed from April 1 for an October 1 start date. Secure your offer and complete the LCA certification before the registration window opens in March so your employer files on day one.
Use O*NET to align your job description with specialty occupation standards
USCIS expects the Project Director job description to demonstrate that a specific bachelor's degree is a minimum requirement. Cross-reference the O*NET occupation profile to ensure your duties and the degree requirement in your offer letter are consistent.
H-1B Visa Project Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Project Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as engineering, construction management, business administration, or information technology. Generic management experience alone isn't sufficient. Your employer's job description must establish that the degree is a minimum requirement for the role, not just preferred.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Project Directors?
Engineering and construction firms, IT consulting companies, healthcare systems, and federal contractors are consistent H-1B sponsors for Project Director roles. Cap-exempt institutions, including universities and nonprofit research organizations, sponsor year-round without lottery risk. Migrate Mate shows verified H-1B filing history by role so you can target employers who have sponsored Project Director positions specifically.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect Project Director hiring?
DOL requires your employer to pay at least the prevailing wage for the Project Director role in your work location before certifying the LCA. The wage is determined by the job's SOC code and the local wage level. Employers must post a notice at the worksite and attest to the wage in the LCA before USCIS will accept the petition.
Can I change employers as a Project Director on an H-1B?
Yes. Under H-1B portability, you can start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new H-1B petition on your behalf, without waiting for approval, as long as you've had a valid H-1B for at least 180 days. Your new employer must file an amended petition if your job duties change materially from those in the original petition.
Does a PMP certification help with an H-1B petition for Project Director roles?
A PMP credential strengthens your petition by demonstrating specialized knowledge, but USCIS requires a qualifying bachelor's degree as the foundation for specialty occupation status. The PMP alone doesn't substitute for a degree. It's most useful as supporting evidence when your degree field isn't a direct match for the Project Director position description.