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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$100K - $120K *

Develop and implement project controls processes to support project execution. Oversee cost analysis, scheduling, and reporting while ensuring adherence to established baselines. Collaborate with proj...

4 weeks ago

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

$100K - $120K *

Elevate project execution through robust controls and reporting, ensuring accurate cost and schedule management to support project delivery and stakeholder alignment. Lead a team to promote continuous...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$120K - $135K *

Unlock potential by managing and optimizing project schedules and costs, ensuring seamless execution across diverse teams. Drive excellence in financial forecasting and reporting to enhance operationa...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$63K - $111K *

Shape cost management strategies across diverse contracts, facilitating collaboration among departments and ensuring precise financial reporting to drive project success in the NY/NJ region...

2 days ago

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

$100K - $130K *

Unlock project excellence by integrating cost control and scheduling into a cohesive framework. Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-impact construction projects on time and within budget, us...

Ottawa, ONIn-Person

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

$85K - $100K *

Shape project success through expert scheduling and cost management, ensuring timely delivery and high standards. Collaborate with stakeholders to refine processes, mentor staff, and facilitate impact...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$79K - $106K *

Manage Project Controls for small-to-medium projects, ensuring integration of cost, schedule, and risk management for successful outcomes while fostering collaboration within project teams and communi...

1 week ago

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

$88K - $117K *

Empower project success by leading Project Controls on diverse projects. Oversee cost, schedule, risk, and change management while collaborating with teams to ensure informed decision-making and optim...

1 week ago

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

$75K - $125K *

Support your career growth by managing project controls, developing detailed GMPs, and ensuring financial accuracy across operations while collaborating with teams for project success and risk managem...

3 weeks ago

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

$88K - $117K *

Join our team to optimize project controls on diverse assignments. Lead day-to-day operations, integrate financial and scheduling components, and work collaboratively to enhance project success throug...

1 week ago

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

$79K - $106K *

Shape project success as a Project Controls Specialist, leading the execution of control systems and ensuring integrity across cost, schedule, and performance metrics for projects of varying complexit...

1 week ago

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

$117K - $145K *

Drive success through expert project controls, ensuring delivery of capital projects on time and within budget. Collaborate with diverse teams to generate schedules, cost estimates, and performance re...

2 weeks ago

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

$80K - $95K *

Lead the charge in project controls for the U.S. Army Corps, overseeing a team, ensuring accurate data management, and supporting project performance through effective cost and schedule analysis and r...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$85K - $100K *

Unlock potential in project controls by driving cost, schedule, and change management activities in a dynamic refining and chemical environment, while collaborating with stakeholders to enhance projec...

1 week ago

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

$110K - $130K *

Transform projects by leading controls in cost forecasting, budgeting, and reporting. Leverage your expertise independently within complex environments, fostering collaboration and continuous improvem...

1 week ago

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

$100K - $120K *

Join our Project Controls team to oversee cost management, forecasting, and scheduling for construction projects. Leverage your expertise to ensure accuracy, maintain reporting timelines, and facilita...

Calgary, ABIn-Person

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$95K - $130K *

Take ownership of project controls on transit and transportation initiatives, ensuring effective CPM scheduling, cost management, and earned value reporting through all project phases, from planning t...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Transportation

$108K - $152K *

Engage with a dynamic team to implement project controls across multiple sectors, providing vital scheduling, cost control, and risk management support while collaborating closely with project manager...

Markham, ONIn-Person

2 weeks ago

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

$110K - $140K *

Transform project financial management through effective controls, forecasting, and portfolio reporting. Collaborate with project managers to identify risks, support billing processes, and standardize...

3 days ago

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

$100K - $130K *

Join us to enhance project financial controls and reporting within the Power Delivery Division. Collaborate with project managers to ensure accurate forecasting and risk mitigation, while establishing...

US-AnywhereRemote

4 days ago

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

$80K - $95K *

Collaborate to assist project management teams by developing and monitoring project estimates and schedules. Utilize best practices to ensure efficient execution and provide credible information for s...

6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$130K - $150K *

Champion project controls excellence by leading cost, schedule, and resource management for major energy projects. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, institute best practices, and facilitate eff...

1 week ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$112K - $168K *

Shape the future of transportation projects by leading project controls to ensure effective planning, scheduling, and financial oversight for successful execution and decision-making across diverse ma...

1 month ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Transportation

$110K - $130K *

Drive project success by leading controls activities, ensuring accuracy in cost, scheduling, and reporting across EPC projects while mentoring team members and collaborating with stakeholders for opti...

Edmonton, ABIn-Person

3 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$95K - $115K *

Lead the charge in delivering comprehensive project control solutions for industrial and energy projects, focusing on planning, scheduling, and cost management to ensure alignment with project objecti...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 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.

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

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