Project Controls Engineer Construction Business Line NWG

Project Controls Engineer Construction Business Line

The Project Controls Engineer plays a key role in coordinating the daily planning, scheduling, cost management, and performance tracking activities for construction projects, maintaining a strong and consistent presence in the field. Working closely with construction teams, this role develops, updates, and analyzes project schedules and cost data to accurately reflect real-time site conditions and progress. By integrating field performance, cost trends, and project risks, the Project Controls Engineer delivers reliable forecasting, productivity insights, and performance analysis that support timely, informed decision-making.

The role partners directly with superintendents, project managers, and craft teams to ensure alignment between installed work, schedule advancement, and budget expectations—ultimately driving efficient, predictable, and successful project execution.

Scheduling, Cost Planning & Budgeting

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using tools such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
• Assist in creating Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) with project scope and deliverables.
• Define logical sequencing of activities, durations, and resource requirements
• Support the development and validation of construction budgets ensuring alignment between estimate, scope, contracts, and schedule
• Establish and maintain the project Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) aligned with WBS and schedule
• Assist in developing cost-loaded schedules in coordination with planning/scheduling team

Cost Control & Forecasting

• Monitor and control project costs including labor, materials, equipment, and subcontracts
• Track commitments (POs, subcontracts) and actual expenditures against budget
• Work closely with field teams to validate installed quantities and progress
• Prepare cost forecasts, estimate-at-completion (EAC) projections and performing monthly project fee analyses
• Assist in earned value management (EVM) analysis and reporting.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Analyze critical path activities and schedule variances and provide corrective action recommendations
• Perform schedule updates based on progress, changes, and field input, and validate logic and durations.
• Track and measure project performance (schedule and cost) against baseline schedules.
• Monitor project performance metrics (schedule variance, cost variance, productivity).
• Develop and maintain Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Estimate to Complete (ETC)
• Perform earned value analysis (CPI, SPI, productivity trends) where applicable
• Identify cost variances, trends, and potential overruns/underruns
• Communicate key cost drivers, variances, and risks to project leadership
• Conduct what-if and scenario analysis to support decision-making
• Ensure reporting aligns with organizational standards and requirements
• Identify trends, deviations, and potential risks affecting project success.
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve performance.
• Produce regular reports, dashboards, and presentations for project stakeholders.

Change Management & Claims Support

• Evaluate the impact of scope changes, delays, and disruptions on cost and schedule.
• Support time impact analyses (TIA) and cost impact assessments.
• Assist in preparation of change orders, claims, and supporting documentation.
• Evaluate and quantify cost impacts of scope changes and project risks
• Maintain change logs and integrate changes into forecasts
• Maintain schedule revisions and audit trails.

Risk and Contingency Management

• Participate in risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning.
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses ("what-if" modeling).
• Monitor risk triggers and support contingency management.
• Track contingency usage and provide justification for drawdowns

Coordination & Collaboration

• Work with project managers, engineers, construction teams, and subcontractors to collect and validate data.
• Participate in project meetings (progress reviews, planning sessions, risk meetings).
• Ensure alignment between engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls data.
• Compile necessary backup for invoicing including project SOVs - Ensure that invoices are tracked,…