Project Controls Associate

About the role

This role is a Project Controls / Planning & Scheduling position focused on managing the financial and scheduling health of projects, in a federal contracting environment. The ideal candidate will develop and maintain critical path schedules using tools like Primavera P6 to track project progress and resource productivity, and conduct financial analysis including forecasting and variance reporting. The role sits at the intersection of finance, and project management — requiring someone who is analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working within the compliance requirements of government contracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze integrated critical path schedules in accordance with project specifications
• Document planning objectives, scope, and milestones for inclusion in scheduling processes
• Collect and update project progress data from project teams and stakeholders
• Maintain project metrics including schedule dates, physical percent complete, resource needs, subcontractor deliverables, and accruals
• Track schedule progress and resource productivity
• Create time-phased project cost and resource forecasts and validate project cost data
• Monitor actual expenditures against forecasts and project deliverables
• Conduct financial variance, risk, and profit/loss analysis
• Create non-routine financial reports and perform complex analyses
• Assess and document the cost and schedule impact of project changes
• Raise early warning signals for project risks and delays
• Recommend resource adjustments to maintain project timelines
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and federal/government contract requirements

Requirements

• The ability to ability to pass a federal background check and drug screening
• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering, Finance, Construction Management, or related field preferred)
• Experience with Primavera (P6)
• Analytical and detail-oriented with strong numerical aptitude
• Experience with project scheduling principles and practices
• Organized, detail oriented and proactive
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Familiarity with project controls tools and methodologies in a federal contracting environment

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required due to federal contract and/or security clearance requirements.

Skills

• Strong analytical and detail-oriented skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with project scheduling tools such as Primavera P6
• Understanding of project controls methodologies in a federal contracting environment

Benefits

• Not specified

Pay

• Not specified

Schedule

• Not specified