Project Control Specialist

About the role

Parsons is looking for a talented Project Controls Specialist to join our team! In this role you will support transparent tracking of cost, schedule, progress, productivity, risk, contingency, and performance metrics across selected projects.

Responsibilities

• Administer project controls systems and processes and support monitoring of budget performance, commitments, and actual expenditures.
• Analyze cost and schedule variances and maintain a performance measurement baseline approved by client.
• Work with project controls and financial teams to support accurate forecasting, assess the fiscal impact of changes, and recommend cost and performance optimization actions.
• Prepare standardized project controls reports that may include earned value analysis, cost-at-completion forecasting, schedule performance metrics, productivity indicators, variance explanations, KPI dashboards, and trend analysis.
• Present project controls reports and supporting detail to project leadership as requested.
• Maintain contingency drawdown logs, performance trend logs, and forecast variance registers.
• Prepare contingency adequacy assessments that evaluate remaining contingency against risks, projected cost exposure, earned value trends, schedule trends, and KPI performance.
• Recommend adjustments to contingency, forecasts, or performance management actions based on changing project conditions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, finance, business, or related field, or equivalent and 10+ years of related work experience.
• Experience in project controls on large capital construction programs.
• Strong knowledge of cost reporting, forecasting, earned value, KPI tracking, and variance analysis.
• Ability to develop executive-level dashboards and detailed supporting analysis.
• Strong Excel and project controls systems experience.

Desired Skills

• Experience on EPC or CMA-delivered projects.
• Familiarity with contingency management and trend register administration.
• Experience in semiconductor, industrial, or mission-critical construction environments.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• Paid time off
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Flexible work schedules

Pay

Salary Range: $103,500.00 – $181,100.00