Project Controls Specialist

About the Positions 

We’re seeking Project Controls Specialists at various levels to support large, heavy-civil infrastructure programs—including highways, roads, bridges, transit (including rail and bus), and airport projects delivered through both traditional and alternative methods. You will collect, validate, and synthesize cost, schedule, and risk data so that projects delivered via DBB, DB, CM/GC, and P3 contracts stay on time, within budget, and fully transparent. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with cost engineers, schedulers, and commercial teams, you’ll maintain baselines, flag emerging variances, and package actionable analytics that keep multi-billion-dollar projects moving smoothly through every delivery phase.  

This posting is for future roles and not for a specific opportunity that is available right now. We accept applications and conduct interviews in advance of upcoming hiring needs. When a candidate is selected, their profile is activated in our talent pool for this specialty area. We notify our talent pool candidates first whenever we have a project need. This posting targets the San Francisco Bay Area.   

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:  

• Code and reconcile pay applications, invoices, commitments, and accruals against the approved WBS/CBS. 
• Update cost, schedule, and change order logs; ensure every adjustment is fully auditable. 
• Produce monthly cost and schedule reports, variance analyses, cash flow curves, and earned-value metrics. 
• Assist estimators and schedulers in pricing change orders and assessing delay impacts. 
• Track contingency usage and risk-reserve drawdowns; highlight emerging trends for management action. 
• Compile data packages for funding-agency reports and external audits. 
• Capture historical metrics and lessons learned to improve future estimates and controls procedures. 

Attributes 

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.  
• Meticulous analyst who spots anomalies quickly and communicates them clearly. 
• Comfortable navigating large datasets, cost-control platforms, and Excel pivot tables. 
• Excellent multitasking and organizational skills. 
• Team player able to translate finance and schedule jargon for multidiscipline audiences. 
• Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships. 
• Natural curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and a passion for continuous improvement. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, finance, business, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.   
• 3+ years of project controls experience in heavy-civil infrastructure programs. 
• Familiarity with the integration of cost, schedule, and risk under DBB, DB, CM/GC, or P3 contracts.  
• Familiarity with baseline management, earned-value methods, and change-control workflows. 
• Familiarity with schedule delay principles, cost coding, and change-control workflows. 
• Proficiency with industry standard project management software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, etc.). 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, etc.). 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Active professional certifications such as CCP (WorldAtWork), PSP (AACE), EVP (AACE), CCM (CMAA), PMP (PMI). 
• Experience with large (>$500M), complex,