Explore Opportunities as a Project Controls Specialist

A Project Controls Specialist is a professional who oversees and manages project costs and schedules, ensuring projects are completed within budget and timeframe. They play a critical role in coordinating project activities, assessing risks, and implementing mitigation strategies.

Roles and Responsibilities

Project Controls Specialists are responsible for preparing project budgets, evaluating timelines, monitoring project progress and implementing changes when necessary. They liaise with different project stakeholders and bring about timely completion of projects.

Career Growth and Opportunities

With a wide range of industries reliant on project managers, opportunities in this profession are vast and lucrative, particularly for Project Controls Specialists. Industries such as construction, engineering, IT and healthcare are some of the sectors with high demand for these specialists.

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$77K - $92K *

Join a dynamic team as a Senior Document Controller, where you'll manage documents for multiple projects, ensuring quality and efficiency in processing engineering and vendor documentation across a fa...

Vancouver, BCIn-Person

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$100K - $120K *

Oversee project controls for large construction initiatives, ensuring effective cost management, schedule tracking, and compliance with project goals while collaborating with project managers and stak...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$120K - $135K *

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$90K - $110K *

Join a team that's dedicated to managing multiple capital projects effectively. This role involves cost analysis, schedule development, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure project...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$87K - $168K *

Shape the future of production planning by collaborating across teams to enhance metrics, optimize processes, and conduct risk assessments to support strategic investment decisions and operational eff...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$100K - $120K *

Join us to drive complex projects by leveraging your PM expertise, ensuring stakeholder collaboration and timely delivery while adhering to established quality standards and risk mitigation strategies...

Ottawa, ONIn-Person

3 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Business Services

$100K - $120K *

Advance project control strategies for a major urban transportation program. Lead budgeting, scheduling, and risk analysis to enhance project performance. Collaborate with diverse teams to ensure time...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$70K - $115K *

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3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$88K - $105K *

Join a dynamic Infrastructure team as you oversee project operations, ensuring compliance with plans and specifications. Coordinate construction inspections, manage records, and foster collaboration w...

4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$110K - $130K *

Unlock your potential as a strategic leader overseeing project controls, coaching teams, ensuring adherence to standards, and driving operational excellence in complex projects while fostering collabo...

2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$108K - $130K *

Help us drive project success by leading a diverse team in managing cost control, planning, and scheduling functions for a major EPC energy project. Ensure compliance, oversee risk management, and col...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$93K - $122K *

Grow your career with a role that supports complex project management of infrastructure and environmental initiatives, offering opportunities for research and collaboration with diverse Client-Partner...

Ottawa, ONIn-Person

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$130K - $150K *

Engineer your career with impactful project controls expertise in electric utilities, shaping major construction projects while driving performance insights and financial analysis. Collaborate with cr...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$130K - $150K *

Join a team that's dedicated to optimizing project performance in the electric utilities sector. Use your skills in cost analysis and scheduling as you collaborate to ensure successful delivery across...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$135K - $150K *

Manage project execution by ensuring safety, budget compliance, and quality. Lead cross-functional teams, engage with stakeholders, and drive project progress while mitigating risks and resolving conf...

Today

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$100K - $120K *

Accelerate project success by implementing robust controls, auditing functions, and ensuring timely, budget-compliant delivery through collaboration with management and cross-functional teams in large...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$155K - $175K *

Shape the future of modernization in naval operations by executing advanced planning and installation processes for systems across afloat, submarine, and ashore platforms. Collaborate with key stakeho...

Reposted yesterday

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$85K - $102K *

Drive project success as a key leader, overseeing planning, execution, and delivery while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet safety, quality, and financial goals effectively...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$70K - $120K *

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Toronto, ONIn-Person

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$80K - $95K *

Elevate your career with this essential role focused on project controls, guiding management and coordination of cost, forecasting, and change activities in construction projects while ensuring data i...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$95K - $115K *

Transform project controls through advanced cost engineering and scheduling expertise. Drive the implementation of Earned Value Management Systems while independently resolving complex issues and ment...

2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$136K - $204K *

Lead and manage complex water treatment design and construction projects nationwide, ensuring client needs are met while delivering innovative solutions. Foster strong client relationships and ensure...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$80K - $95K *

Drive BIM initiatives by utilizing REVIT for architectural and construction models, ensuring project delivery from startup through execution with minimal supervision and potential training responsibil...

4 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$100K - $120K *

Drive project success by implementing and auditing project controls. Collaborate closely with management to ensure timely, on-budget delivery while managing design and scope changes and fostering adhe...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$90K - $135K *

Drive project success by developing and maintaining detailed schedules using Oracle Primavera P6 for electric utility and infrastructure projects, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to en...

Reposted today

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What is the role of a Project Controls Specialist?question toggle

    A Project Controls Specialist oversees and manages project costs and schedules, ensuring projects are completed within the set budget and timeframe.

  • What industries hire Project Controls Specialists?question toggle

    Industries such as construction, engineering, IT and healthcare have a high demand for Project Controls Specialists.

  • What skills do I need to be a Project Controls Specialist?question toggle

    Important skills for a Project Controls Specialist include proficiency in project management software, strong analytical skills, excellent communication, and exceptional problem-solving abilities.

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