Job Description

Project Controls Specialist

Location: Roxboro, NC (Project-Based / Travel Required)
Employment Type: Full-Time / Contract

We are seeking a Project Controls Specialist to support large-scale power generation construction projects, specifically within combined cycle and simple cycle environments. This role partners closely with project management and construction teams to develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules while ensuring accurate reporting, forecasting, and performance tracking across projects of varying size and complexity.

This position plays a critical role in driving schedule integrity, supporting field execution, and delivering high-quality project controls analytics. The ideal candidate will operate as a subject matter expert in scheduling, cost, and change management while contributing to continuous improvement of project controls processes. Site presence and field engagement are expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage integrated project schedules across active construction sites

• Lead schedule setup, baseline development, and ongoing updates based on field progress and vendor inputs

• Perform field observations, track installed quantities, and validate schedule progress through on-site engagement

• Analyze schedule performance, identify variances, and support development of recovery plans

• Track and evaluate change orders and assess schedule impacts in alignment with project governance

• Support project reporting through development of status reports, dashboards, and presentation-ready materials

• Coordinate with project teams, vendors, and stakeholders to gather and validate scheduling data

• Support cost, resource, and forecasting analysis aligned with project controls standards

• Contribute to benchmarking, process improvement, and implementation of best practices in project controls

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and project controls standards for reporting and data integrity

• Mentor junior project controls team members and support team development initiatives

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Business Administration, or related field

• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in project controls, scheduling, or construction project support

• Equivalent experience considered in lieu of degree

• Strong understanding of project controls principles including scheduling, cost control, and change management

• Ability to work in a field-based environment and support site teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced experience with project scheduling tools and analytics software

• Strong expertise in schedule development, baseline management, and variance analysis

• Experience supporting large-scale industrial or power generation construction projects

• Ability to analyze vendor schedules and validate progress updates

• Experience evaluating schedule impacts related to change orders and project modifications

• Knowledge of risk analysis methodologies and forecasting techniques

• Strong communication skills with the ability to present project data to leadership teams

• Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional project teams