Project Controls Specialist

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The Project Controls Specialist is an experienced individual contributor responsible for leading the day-to-day execution, analysis, and integrity of Project Controls on assigned projects. Working under the direction of the Project Controls Director, the role integrates cost, schedule, forecasting, risk, change management, energy performance, progress measurement, and reporting information to support informed decision-making and successful project outcomes.

This is a hands-on role embedded within the project team. The Project Controls Specialist independently leads Project Controls execution on assigned small-to-medium projects or defined scopes within larger, more complex projects. The position owns established Project Controls processes, identifies emerging issues, evaluates project performance, develops recommendations, and drives follow-through on corrective actions. The role collaborates with the Project Controls Director when project complexity, risk, or business impact requires additional technical leadership.

The Project Controls Specialist is expected to serve as the primary Project Controls resource for assigned projects and demonstrate ownership, commercial awareness, sound judgment, effective communication, and the ability to influence project outcomes while consistently applying enterprise Project Controls standards and methodologies.

Specific responsibilities include:

Project Leadership, Team Integration, and Project Setup

• Serves as the primary Project Controls resource and an active member of assigned project teams, providing timely, objective information that supports financial, schedule, and execution decisions.
• Works with Project Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Pre-Construction, Finance, and Project Controls personnel to align project information and execution priorities.
• Leads Project Controls setup and mobilization for assigned projects, including work breakdown structures, coding structures, baseline controls, responsibility assignments, reporting cadence, and execution requirements.
• Independently identifies emerging performance issues, evaluates root causes, develops recommendations, and escalates material risks or decisions to project leadership and the Project Controls Director.
• Builds effective working relationships with subcontractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders while representing the Company professionally.

Cost Management, Financial Performance, and Forecasting

• Leads cost management for assigned projects, including budget maintenance, commitment tracking, accruals, productivity analysis, cash flow, cost trending, variance analysis, and Estimate-at-Completion development.
• Leads preparation and analysis of assigned project forecasts and reforecasts, validating assumptions and communicating risks, opportunities, variances, and performance drivers.
• Analyzes actual and forecast results to identify variances and trends and communicates findings to project controls and project leadership.
• Works with Project Management, Finance, and Operations to reconcile source data and support alignment between project controls and financial reporting.
• Maintains accurate, timely, and traceable cost and forecast information in accordance with enterprise standards.

Schedule Management

• Develops, maintains, updates, and analyzes assigned project schedules, including logic, critical path, milestones, progress,…