Project Controls Specialist

Overview

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Job Title:

Staff Project Controls Specialist
Alternate/Related Job Titles: Project Controls Analyst, Cost and Schedule Analyst, Project Scheduler, Construction Planning Specialist, Controls & Reporting Engineer

Location: Downers Grove, IL (with travel to Lexington, Louisville, or Chicago)

Onsite Flexibility: Primarily onsite; requires travel 1 week per month

• Position Type: Contract to Hire
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Start: October 13, 2025
• End: October 10, 2026
• Pay Rate: $38.50–$66/hour

Join a long-standing infrastructure engineering firm as a Staff Project Controls Specialist
, where you ll play a pivotal role in project delivery by ensuring scheduling, cost control, and resource tracking across major initiatives. This role is ideal for professionals with a strong grasp of project controls systems and a proactive mindset in managing performance data, forecasts, and planning logistics.

• Lead project controls processes to support budget and schedule compliance.
• Configure and maintain project setup in Enterprise Planning & Controls software.
• Analyze performance data and run schedule/cost reports.
• Create and manage Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
• Develop and maintain effective scheduling, cost reports, and cash flow forecasts.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, and construction logistics and planning.
• Serve as the point of contact for technical questions within the project team.
• Approve purchase orders and subcontracts with proper coding.
• Track and document cost changes, forecasts, and contingency adjustments.
• Interface with accounting to validate cost reports and support audits.
• Review contract change orders (upstream and downstream).
• Prepare and present detailed cash flow reports and progress curves.
• Create and analyze schedules, including logic ties and resource loading.
• Support and participate in Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).
• Perform project forensics and what-if scenario analyses.
• Maintain earned value management (EVM) systems.
• Conduct quality checks, inspections, and field audits.
• Assist with material takeoffs and schedule progress validations.
• Comply with all company policies and safety standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field — OR — applicable direct experience in lieu of degree
• 3+ years of direct experience in project controls
• OSHA 10-hour safety certification (or ability to obtain)

• Prior experience in infrastructure or construction engineering environments
• Project forensic analysis participation
• Contract review and audit preparation

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 (preferred)
• Earned Value Management (EVM) systems (preferred)
• Enterprise Planning & Controls software (EPC) (preferred)
• Cost and resource forecasting
• Schedule logic and critical path analysis

• WBS development and reporting
• Coding approvals for purchase orders/subcontracts
• Knowledge of change order process
• Travel coordination and cross-regional support

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

Infrastructure engineering firm designing and building essential infrastructure for cities. With a focus on safety and quality
, they’ve driven success since 1898. Join their mission to build a thriving society through world-class engineering projects.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. As a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation, we highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, financial services, and technology companies, along with some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies across the US and Canada.

We look forward to helping you land your next great career opportunity!

Job Number: 25-26076

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