Assistant Project Controls Specialist

Eightelevengroup; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eightelevengroup is seeking an Assistant Project Controls Specialist in Akron, Ohio, onsite five days a week. You will support cost control, scheduling, progress tracking, and reporting for electric utility projects, ensuring data accuracy and adherence to project controls processes throughout the lifecycle.

The role requires a engineering/construction management background, strong communication, and proficiency in scheduling and cost management software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with project controls functions: scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and progress tracking using relevant software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to document and present findings clearly.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• OSHA 10-hour safety certification or ability to obtain one.
• Onsite work five days per week in Akron, Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Support project controls activities, including cost management, schedule development, progress measurement, change management, and reporting.
• Assist with project setup and maintain project data, logs, and reports within enterprise planning and controls software.
• Help develop and maintain WBS, project schedules, scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flow projections, and forecasts.
• Monitor project costs, document changes to budgets and forecasts, and assist with change orders.
• Review purchase orders and subcontracts to ensure proper project coding.
• Support schedule development by establishing logic ties, resource loading, coordinating schedules, and tracking progress.
• Retrieve, review, and distribute scheduling reports and supporting documentation.
• Assist with earned value management and verification of progress measurements.
• Support material takeoffs, quality checks, and inspections of project controls deliverables.
• Participate in field audits to validate accuracy of reporting and processes.

Skills

Communication

Project controls experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Oracle Primavera P6

Job description

Assistant Project Controls Specialist

Location: Akron, Ohio (Onsite 5 days/week)

Contract-to-Hire (12 Months)

Our client, a leading engineering and construction firm supporting projects in the electric utility industry, is seeking an Assistant Project Controls Specialist. You will support project planning, scheduling, cost control, progress tracking, and reporting. This role will work closely with project teams to help maintain accurate project data, monitor performance, and ensure project controls processes are followed throughout the project lifecycle.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a background in engineering, construction management, or project controls who is looking to grow their experience supporting complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Support project controls activities, including cost management, schedule development, progress measurement, change management, and project reporting.
• Assist with project setup and maintain project data, logs, and reports within enterprise planning and controls software.
• Help develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project schedules, scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flow projections, and forecasts.
• Monitor project costs, document changes to budgets and forecasts, and assist with upstream and downstream change orders.
• Review purchase orders and subcontracts to ensure proper project coding.
• Support schedule development by establishing logic ties, resource loading, coordinating schedules, and tracking project progress.
• Retrieve, review, and distribute scheduling reports and supporting documentation.
• Assist with earned value management, progress curves, and verification of project progress measurements.
• Support material takeoffs, quality checks, and inspections of project controls deliverables.
• Participate in field audits to validate the accuracy of project reporting and processes.
• Follow established project execution plans, company policies, and applicable standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field; equivalent applicable experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with project controls functions, including scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and progress tracking, as well as related project planning, scheduling, or cost management software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• OSHA 10-hour safety certification, or the ability to obtain one.
• Ability to work onsite five days per week in Akron, Ohio.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle Primavera P6.

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