Project Controls Manager - Portfolio Planning
About Edged Data Centers Edged is a fast-growing provider of sustainable data centers and energy infrastructure. The company builds and operates a global network of ultra-efficient, AI-ready data centers with waterless cooling for colocation, hyperscale and build-to-suit customers. The highly differentiated infrastructure platform is the first large-scale, global deployment of waterless cooling platform-wide and transforms data center growth into a catalyst for sustainable development. Edged is backed by a deep proprietary technology stack that will include renewable microgrid systems, ultra-clean generators, and waste-to-fuel solutions. The platform is designed for rapid deployment with more than a dozen new data centers operating or under construction across Europe and North America and a gigawatt-scale project pipeline. The North American division of Edged is a joint venture between one of the largest private multinational corporations in the world and an affiliate of Endeavour. Endeavour is a purpose-driven organization helping innovators to develop and launch breakthrough solutions for global challenges in the areas of energy, water, and waste. Endeavour companies are made up of passionate change-makers who want to leave the world better than the way we found it. Today, Endeavour is deploying solutions that are immediately scalable and deliver both high financial returns and positive impact, including EV charging, waterless data center cooling, and advanced energy systems.
Opportunity Edged US is seeking a Project Controls Manager- Portfolio Planning to support the development and construction of its rapidly growing hyperscale data center portfolio throughout North America. Reporting to the Portfolio Controls Director, this role serves as the enterprise lead for planning and scheduling, responsible for Primavera P6 administration, integrated master scheduling, portfolio schedule reporting, schedule governance, and executive forecasting across all development and construction projects. The Portfolio Planning Manager will work across development, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness teams to establish schedule standards, consolidate project schedules into intelligent portfolio-level reporting, and provide leadership with accurate forecasts, milestone tracking, and schedule risk analysis. The ideal candidate is a seasoned planning and scheduling professional with extensive Primavera P6 expertise and experience managing multiple large-scale capital programs simultaneously. This individual must be capable of translating complex project schedules into meaningful executive-level reporting and strategic planning insights. This role is responsible for driving accountability across the organization for achieving critical development and execution milestones, ensuring projects maintain readiness for funding approvals, contract execution, permitting, utility commitments, and construction commencement. Key Responsibilities Development Planning & Portfolio Accountability
- Development Schedule Ownership: Develop and maintain project development schedules from site acquisition through construction commencement, ensuring all critical activities are identified, logically sequenced, and aligned with portfolio delivery objectives.
- Milestone Accountability: Establish, monitor, and drive accountability for key development, entitlement, permitting, utility, financing, procurement, and contractual milestones. Facilitate regular milestone reviews with stakeholders and proactively escalate risks that threaten scheduled commitments.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Work directly with Development, Legal, Finance, Real Estate, Design, Procurement, Utility, and Construction teams to ensure required activities are completed in support of portfolio schedules and project delivery commitments.
- Schedule Management & Escalation: Identify schedule risks, missed commitments, approval delays, and unresolved acti