Career Area:Strategy
Job Description:The Project Controls Specialist will support planning, scheduling, cost control, and reporting for balance of plant (BOP) scope across oil & gas and power generation projects. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate project performance tracking, forecasting, and risk identification across multi-discipline engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
The ideal candidate brings strong experience in industrial infrastructure projects, with a focus on utilities, interconnects, and supporting systems associated with power and energy facilities.
Key ResponsibilitiesPlanning & Scheduling- Develop, maintain, and update integrated project schedules for BOP scope.
- Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure schedule alignment
- Identify critical path activities, float erosion, and schedule risks.
- Support lookahead planning and construction sequencing.
Cost Control- Track project budgets, commitments, actuals, and forecasts for BOP scope.
- Support development and maintenance of cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and estimate-to-complete (ETC).
- Monitor cost performance and identify variances against baseline budgets.
Progress Measurement & Reporting- Establish and maintain progress measurement systems for engineering, procurement, and construction.
- Produce biweekly and monthly reports including progress curves, earned value metrics, and variance analysis when required.
- Support client and internal reporting requirements.
Risk & Change Management- Support risk identification, quantification, and mitigation tracking
- Maintain risk registers and contribute to schedule and cost risk analysis
- Track and evaluate change orders and scope growth, assessing schedule and cost impacts
Interface & Coordination- Work closely with project managers, construction teams, and discipline leads to ensure alignment across all BOP systems (e.g., electrical, piping, utilities, interconnects)
- Coordinate across multiple workstreams including gas supply, cooling systems, substations, and plant infrastructure
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree or 3-5 years' experience desired. Experience in cost control, project planning, or material planning within a manufacturing or project-based environment preferred.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills, ability to use and communicate statistical and problem-solving tools including root cause analysis and corrective action skills.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills strongly preferred in dealing with sensitive issues, developing others, and reaching consensus on specific actions, inside and outside of Solar.
Summary Pay Range:$112,704.00 - $169,056.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
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