Project Controls Specialist

About the Role

If you're passionate about bringing clarity, structure, and insight to complex projects, this is an opportunity to play a key role in how projects are planned, tracked, and delivered. As a Project Controls professional, you'll work closely with project managers, engineers, construction teams, and accounting to help ensure projects stay on schedule, on budget, and execution‑ready.

Depending on experience, this role can range from a strong entry‑level contributor supporting key project controls functions to a senior‑level resource influencing strategy, risk mitigation, and decision‑making across multiple projects. The common thread is a focus on accuracy, accountability, and adding real value to project execution.

What You'll Do

* Support and/or lead project controls processes to ensure successful execution across one or more projects

* Set up and maintain projects within enterprise planning and controls systems

* Analyze project data, review logs, and generate reports to support schedule and cost visibility

* Create and manage Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to support detailed planning and performance tracking

* Develop, maintain, and analyze schedules, cost reports, forecasts, and cash flow projections

* Support engineering, procurement, and construction planning, including logistics and cost control

* Partner with Project Managers to support execution plans, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies

* Serve as a project controls resource for project team members, answering questions and providing guidance

* Review and support Purchase Orders and document changes to cost reports and forecasts

* Collaborate with Accounting and Project Management on cost reviews, contingencies, and audit requirements

* Review prime contract and subcontract change orders and assess schedule and cost impacts

* Develop and present project cash flow and performance reports to internal stakeholders

* Build and maintain detailed project schedules, including logic ties and (as experience allows) resource loading

* Support Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM) and ongoing progress reviews

* Evaluate schedule performance using critical path methods, forecasting, and cost management techniques

* Perform schedule "what‑if" analyses to support planning and decision‑making

* Develop and maintain earned value and progress measurement systems

* Validate reported progress and maintain progress curves

* Perform material takeoffs as needed to support planning and reporting

* Conduct quality checks on project controls deliverables to ensure accuracy and consistency

* Perform field audits to confirm reported progress aligns with site conditions

* Assist with project forensic analysis when required

* Ensure compliance with company policies, standards, and best practices

What You Bring

* Experience in project controls, project coordination, scheduling, cost control, or a related project support function within construction, utilities, or infrastructure projects

* Understanding of project scheduling, cost tracking, forecasting, and progress measurement fundamentals (depth expected will scale with experience level)

* Ability to work across engineering, procurement, construction, and project management teams

* Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills

* Ability to work collaboratively in a fast‑paced project environment

* Ability to obtain OSHA‑10 certification

* Located in Lexington, KY

Preferred Qualifications

* Degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

* Experience with change management, audits, cost reviews, or earned value analysis

* Experience building and analyzing detailed schedules, including critical path logic

* Strong communication skills with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights

Why You'll Want This Role

* Opportunity to join a team that views project controls as a strategic driver of project success, not just a reporting function

* Flexibility in responsibility and scope based on experience level, with clear opportunity for growth

* Exposure to all phases of project execution across engineering, procurement, and…