Carex is partnering with a Energy & Utilities industry partner to hire a Project Control Specialist responsible for implementing and executing project controls for strategic construction projects. This role supports scheduling, cost forecasting, progress measurement, cash flow forecasting, contract oversight, and project close-out activities.
Duration: 1 year
Location: Remote
Pay rate: $60-64/hr + Carex benefits
What You'll Do
- Lead project controls activities across the full project lifecycle, from development through close-out.
- Develop and maintain detailed project estimates, forecasts, schedules, and cash flow updates.
- Monitor project progress, cost performance, risks, change orders, contingency, and pending commercial impacts.
- Perform schedule reviews and analysis to validate progress, identify concerns, and support contractual compliance.
- Coordinate with project, corporate, accounting, and finance teams to ensure accurate project reporting and forecasting.
- Support contract administration, including interpretation of commercial terms and change order evaluation.
- Provide guidance and training on project controls processes, reporting requirements, and document management systems.
- Interface with vendors, contractors, suppliers, and service providers to validate cost and schedule data.
- Prepare action plans, quantity takeoffs, and project analysis to support construction execution.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, construction, project management, technical discipline, or related field preferred.
- Prior experience in project controls for major construction or capital projects.
- Experience with cost-loaded and resource-loaded schedules, progress measurement, and payment tracking.
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Primavera P6, including resource assignments and progress calculations.
- Experience with Earned Value Management Systems.
- Experience with Oracle Primavera Unifier preferred.
- Experience with corporate financial modeling or forecasting systems preferred.
- Knowledge of construction document control and management practices.
- Strong understanding of construction contracting methods, including EPC, lump sum, unit price, time and materials, and cost-plus.
- Ability to interpret contract terms, assess entitlements, and support change order negotiations.
- Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing, diverse, and inclusive environment.
Carex Consulting Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
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