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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$90K - $120K *

Elevate project outcomes by leading preconstruction efforts to optimize design, cost, and constructability. Leverage your construction expertise to engage with stakeholders for effective planning and...

Ottawa, ONIn-Person

3 weeks ago

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

$90K - $120K *

Tackle preconstruction challenges by optimizing designs and constructability for diverse projects. Collaborate with owners, architects, and engineers, offering cost-effective and quality-driven recomm...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

3 weeks ago

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

$90K - $120K *

Join a dynamic team to optimize design and construction projects, leveraging your experience in cost estimating and management to ensure value-driven outcomes throughout the preconstruction phase whil...

Calgary, ABIn-Person

3 weeks ago

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

$63K - $105K *

Elevate project management excellence by guiding significant Navy/DoD initiatives, ensuring timely delivery through strategic scheduling, resource management, and proactive reporting with cross-functi...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$63K - $105K *

Shape your career with hands-on project control support for complex Navy/DoD projects, ensuring timely completion through effective coordination, detailed scheduling, and resource monitoring in a dyna...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$63K - $105K *

Join a team that's dedicated to delivering complex Navy/DoD projects. You'll provide hands-on project control, develop schedules, and ensure timely task completion while coordinating with diverse proj...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$63K - $105K *

Lead the charge in managing complex Navy/DoD projects by developing schedules, tracking milestones, and coordinating teams to ensure successful project outcomes while adhering to budget and resources...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$140K - $170K *

Manage and oversee large-scale industrial construction projects, ensuring compliance and best practices. Collaborate with stakeholders, track milestones, and optimize project processes to deliver exce...

1 month ago

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

$90K - $110K *

Transform the future of project management by delivering structural repairs and enhancements on time and within budget. Leverage your technical expertise to ensure safety, client satisfaction, and tea...

2 weeks ago

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

$88K - $105K *

Join a team that's focused on driving operational excellence and customer satisfaction in aviation. Lead cross-functional projects, oversee engine material management contracts, and ensure top-tier se...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$75K - $110K *

Join a team that supports the planning and coordination of transmission projects. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to track progress, manage budgets, and communicate updates, ensuring successf...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$75K - $110K *

Help us coordinate key project activities across teams to ensure timely deliverables and alignment with objectives. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and clients to track progress and mitigate...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$75K - $110K *

Support project execution by coordinating tasks, tracking progress, and ensuring effective collaboration with teams, clients, and contractors to meet objectives and deliver on time and budget...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$75K - $110K *

Champion project success by coordinating activities, monitoring progress, and engaging stakeholders. Work alongside multidisciplinary teams to support transmission and substation projects, ensuring ti...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$75K - $110K *

Support the planning and execution of diverse transmission and substation projects, coordinating teams to meet objectives, track progress, and communicate updates, ensuring efficient workflows and com...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$75K - $110K *

Join a team that coordinates and drives project success in transmission and substation projects. Collaborate with stakeholders, manage project documentation, and ensure timely task execution while con...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$75K - $110K *

Play a key role in managing transmission and substation projects, coordinating with internal teams and clients for efficient execution, tracking progress, and maintaining project documentation to meet...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$75K - $110K *

Join a team that's dedicated to successful project execution by supporting various transmission and substation initiatives. Enhance your skills alongside multidisciplinary collaborators while contribu...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$90K - $110K *

Join a team that's committed to delivering excellence in project management, overseeing multiple water/wastewater construction projects while ensuring adherence to schedules and budgets, leading a mot...

4 days ago

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

$100K - $150K *

Engage with a leading team to execute and deliver exceptional nuclear projects. Oversee planning, negotiation, risk analysis, and financial management to ensure project success within a collaborative...

Bowmanville, ONIn-Person

Yesterday

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

$95K - $115K *

Lead document control initiatives by managing enterprise-wide governance, supporting EDMS administration, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Drive operational excellence and provide ex...

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$100K - $120K *

Optimize document control processes and governance to ensure regulatory compliance and operational efficiency, leveraging advanced systems and expertise in a highly regulated environment...

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Business Services

$100K - $120K *

Drive strategic project success by leading teams, managing relationships, and ensuring projects meet financial and schedule goals while mentoring future leaders. Your expertise will be crucial in navi...

3 days ago

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

$100K - $120K *

Transform project landscapes by leading strategic initiatives and developing vital partnerships, ensuring successful execution of commercial construction projects on time and within budget while foste...

4 days ago

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

$88K - $105K *

Oversee campus space planning and optimization for higher education projects, managing relocations, redesigns, and renovations across multiple sites. Ensure compliance with standards while coordinatin...

4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

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.

  • How can I find high-paying Project Controls Specialist jobs?question toggle

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