Project Controls Consultant – Data Center Owner/Developer

Employment Type: Contractor

Preferred Locations:
Remote

Company:
Mission Critical Project Consultants, LLC

Industry:
Mission-Critical Construction | Data Centers | Project Controls

About Us

Mission Critical Project Consultants, LLC specializes in project management consulting for complex construction projects, with a focus on mission-critical facilities such as data centers. Our expertise ensures the successful execution of high-value, high-performance infrastructure projects across the country.

About the Role

We are seeking a Project Controls Consultant
to support a
leading Data Center Owner/Developer
in the successful planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale mission-critical construction projects. This role provides critical oversight of
cost, schedule, and risk management
functions across a portfolio of hyperscale and colocation facilities in active development and expansion.

You will work closely with internal project managers, design teams, general contractors, and commissioning agents to ensure that capital programs are delivered
on time, within budget, and aligned with enterprise objectives
.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze
  Primavera P6
  schedules for data center design and construction phases.
• Establish and monitor
  cost control systems
  including forecasting, trending, and earned value metrics.
• Support
  budget development, change management, and cost reporting
  at both the project and program level.
• Provide independent analysis and reporting to
  executive leadership
  on project performance and risk exposure.
• Conduct
  schedule risk assessments
  , delay analysis, and "what-if" scenario modeling.
• Integrate schedule, cost, and risk data to produce
  portfolio-level dashboards and KPIs
  .
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop
  standardized reporting templates and governance frameworks
  .
• Support construction phase controls including
  pay application validation, progress verification, and change triage
  .
• Interface with external partners to align reporting cadence, deliverables, and expectations across multiple project teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years
  of experience in project controls, preferably on
  data center or mission-critical construction projects
  .
• Proficiency in
  Primavera P6
  ,
  Power BI
  , and
  cost management platforms
  (EcoSys, Procore, PMWeb, etc.).
• Strong understanding of
  EVM principles, DCMA 14-Point analysis, and schedule integrity checks
  .
• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills—able to distill complex project data into actionable insights.
• Familiarity with
  commissioning (Cx), procurement sequencing, and long-lead equipment tracking
  in data center environments.
• PMP, PSP, or CCP certification is a plus.