Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.

Project Controls Manager

Alameda, CA

full_time

About This Job

About Us

We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the world’s transition to clean energy. To create this future, our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries, while reducing their size and weight. The result? Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. We're tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day, and together we're redefining what's possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world?

Who You Are

Sila Nanotechnologies is looking for an experienced Project Controls Manager for our Capital Projects team to develop, monitor, and manage capital project estimates, schedules, cost forecasts, and progress reports for our battery material factories and research centers. You are an experienced analyst who will lead the execution of project controls processes, systems, standards, and tools at Sila. You have excellent communication skills and are able to collaborate seamlessly with internal teammates and external contractors to monitor, analyze, and communicate project controls data, forecasts, and recommended changes.

Responsibilities and Duties

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Actively oversee and monitor project controls data and lead reviews to assess project controls performance on capital projects. Produce performance metrics and performance variance analysis. Publish status and summary reports with recommendations, and work with project management to resolve associated issues.

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Work directly with engineering contractors and external parties to coordinate projects; for example, lead Interactive Planning Sessions and the creation of Level 3 project baseline schedules.

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Oversee development and maintenance of consolidated master schedules, including coordination with internal technology development teams and external permitting, commissioning, engineering, and construction contractors. Analyze the critical path schedule for logic discrepancies.

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Monitor periodic schedule and cost updates from contractors using earned value methodology. Communicate areas of concern to project management team and initiate corrective actions.

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Collaborate with project management to review and validate progress and spend curves. Link change management to latest estimate and schedule. Review contingency drawdown curve progression to assess effects on capital project costs. Review impact of risks and trends to project cost and schedule. Prepare project status reports and communicate budget/forecast areas of concern to the project team and Sila’s Finance team.

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Prepare and maintain monthly project cash flow of actuals and forecasts. Work with contractors to determine monthly cash flow projections. Monitor and review invoices.

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Lead the development, deployment, and full implementation of standardized project control processes, methodologies, systems, and tools to improve capital project execution in areas such as, but not limited to: estimating, planning/scheduling, cost control, progress measurement, and reporting.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

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Minimum 12 years of industry experience in project controls

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Project controls experience with complex capital projects in a construction or manufacturing industry

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Experience with planning and managing project schedules in Primavera P6 / Primavera Cloud software

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Experience with relational databases, business planning, and forecasting (Sage X3 preferred)

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Proficient in project planning, cost estimating and validating, budget management, risk management, and project closeout

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Proven communication and meeting-management skills, across external and internal teams

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

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Move long distances and be stationary for extended periods of time

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10-25% travel to and from build sites and engineering contractor’s offices

The starting base pay for this role is between $172,000 and $218,000 at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors, such as education, experience, and skills. Base pay is only one part of Sila’s competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Working at Sila

We believe that building a diverse team at Sila helps us amplify our individual talents. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas are free to come from anyone. We are proud to celebrate diversity and all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, national origin, or any other status protected by law.

Special Note: You are applying for a position that is funded under a grant by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Foreign nationals who are citizens of DOE's foreign countries of risk are not permitted to hold a position funded by this grant. The following countries have been designated by DOE as foreign countries of risk: Iran, North Korea, Russia, and China. This list is subject to change. In addition, any foreign nationals who are from countries other than the DOE-designated foreign countries of risk will be required to be pre-authorized by DOE to work in this position before an offer will be made by Sila. U.S. export control restrictions apply.