Remote Project Controls Manager Jobs

Who We Are

Glass Roots Construction (GRC) is a first-class fiber optic utility construction firm founded by career telecom and construction professionals. We leverage the latest technologies and up-to-date construction practices to design and build high-performance networks that deliver fast, reliable connectivity for businesses, schools, and healthcare.

At GRC, we believe that great infrastructure is built on two foundational commitments:

• Safety First: This is our #1 priority and a mutual commitment. We protect our team members, the public, and our customers' assets by prioritizing safety over production and ensuring every project is executed without shortcuts so everyone goes home safe.
• Quality & Excellence: We commit to excellence in every detail. By investing in our people, best-in-industry equipment, and processes, we deliver reliable, lasting work and exceptional, professional service for our customers.

We are looking for people who take pride in their trade and want to help us lay the foundation for a safer, more connected future.

The Opportunity

Glass Roots Construction (GRC) is seeking a specialized Project Controls Coordinator to strengthen how we plan, schedule, forecast, and manage projects across the region. Working directly with Market Managers, QA/QC teams, Project Managers, and subcontractors, this role acts as the technical engine for project scheduling and baseline governance.

This is a specialized project controls position designed to support operational leaders and Project Managers, not replace them. The Project Controls Coordinator owns schedule integrity and analytical forecasting, while Project Managers remain accountable for overall project direction, budgets, contracts, and field operations.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Primavera P6 Schedule Management: Build, maintain, update, and resource-load integrated master schedules utilizing Primavera P6.
• Schedule Governance & Analysis: Perform critical path analysis, schedule recovery modeling, and variance reporting to support PM decision-making.
• Field Production Tracking: Track and verify field production across multiple projects and markets to feed real-time data into the master schedule.
• Baseline Controls: Establish and monitor schedule baselines, ensuring any updates or resets follow strict PM/Director approval workflows.
• Three-Week Look-Ahead Scheduling: Support Project Managers in developing and maintaining three-week look-ahead schedules aligned with the integrated master schedule.
• Schedule & Delay Analysis: Perform schedule variance, float, delay/time-impact, and change - order schedule analysis; develop recovery scenarios for leadership review.
• Portfolio Reporting: Maintain portfolio dashboards, milestone reporting, manpower/resource forecasts, and weekly executive schedule reports.
• Schedule Quality & Standards: Support standardized P6 templates, schedule quality audits, revision control, baseline archiving, and schedule narratives.
• Documentation & Reporting: Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, baseline plans, and executive portfolio reports.
• Milestone & Project Controls Integration: Coordinate procurement, engineering, permitting, subcontractor, and field-production milestones within project controls systems.

Required Qualifications

• 
  Primavera P6 Expertise (MUST-HAVE): Proven, hands-on experience developing, updating, and managing complex schedules in Primavera P6.
• Project Controls Experience: Verifiable track record in project controls, critical path methodology, resource loading, and schedule forecasting.
• Technical & Construction Acumen: Strong ability to read, interpret, and translate construction documents into P6 schedule logic.
• Data & Analytical Proficiency: Advanced skills in data management, schedule variance analysis, and reporting tools.
• WBS & Logic Development: Demonstrated ability to create Work Breakdown Structures, project calendars, logic-driven schedules, and schedule narratives.
• Reporting & Forecasting: Experience producing executive schedule reports, labor/resource forecasts, milestone reports, and schedule-performance analytics.
• Software Tools: Proficient with Email, MS Office Suite (advanced Excel required), G Suite (Sheets, Slides, etc.), and Google Earth.
• Travel: Ability to travel 5–10% as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GIS mapping software.
• Experience with Zoho, database management, and advanced project controls tools.
• In-depth understanding of basic utility construction processes and terminology.
• Strong written, verbal, and stakeholder communication skills.

Additional Information

Salary Range: $80,000 $90,000 Salary, based on experience + 10% Bonus

Schedule: Day Shift: Monday - Friday & Night Shift: Sunday - Thursday

Travel Requirements: 5-10%

Role Openings: 1

Target Start Date: 2-3 weeks from offer

Interview Process

• Recruiter Screen
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Final Interview
• Conditional offer upon successful background check

Equal Opportunity Employer

Glass Roots Construction (GRC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Reasonable Accommodation

Glass Roots Construction (GRC) provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation to participate in the hiring process or to perform the essential functions of this job, please contact us at GRCJobs@glassrootsconstruciton.com.

We love building our team directly! At this time, we are only considering direct applications from candidates. We respectfully ask recruiting agencies not to reach out.