Staff Project Controls Specialist

Job Summary

The Staff Project Controls Specialist will lead project controls processes with the internal project management team to execute project deliverables within budget and schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure project set-up in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software.
• Analyze data, review logs, and run reports in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software or other tools.
• Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Develop, implement, and maintain effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flows and forecasts for multiple projects.
• Follow project execution plans.
• Responsible for engineering, procurement and construction planning, scheduling, logistics and cost control.
• Serves as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team.
• Approve Purchase Orders and/or Subcontracts for proper coding.
• Input and document changes to cost reports or forecasts.
• Interfaces with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits.
• Review upstream (prime contract) and downstream (purchase order & subcontract) change orders.
• Develop and present a cash flow report.
• Develop various levels of schedules and apply and review the entry of logic ties within the schedules.
• Maintain an earned value management system.
• Perform schedule what-if scenarios.
• Support Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM).
• Perform material takeoffs.
• Perform quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.
• Perform field audits to validate accuracy of reporting and processes.
• Capable of assisting with Project Forensic Analysis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Schedule and cost experience: P6, Procore cost management, Ecosys.

Required Experience

• 3 years of direct project controls experience required.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field required; applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• OSHA 10-hour safety certification required (ability to obtain).

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• 25% travel required; willing to travel to project/job site.

About the Client

This 100% employee-owned infrastructure engineering and construction firm has been building critical infrastructure for more than 125 years, operating from 75 offices across the U.S. and internationally and generating over $7.4 billion in annual revenue. Its project portfolio spans energy, aviation, water, telecommunications, transportation, and healthcare sectors, employing more than 14,500 employee-owners — including civil and structural engineers, architects, environmental scientists, construction managers, and program management professionals — all aligned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that earned the firm a 4.2-star Glassdoor rating across more than 1,800 reviews, with 87% of employees recommending it as a workplace.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.