Early-Career Project Controls Specialist

CDM Smith; Chesapeake (VA); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking an Entry Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls Team. Our team supports planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and project performance to help projects succeed.

The ideal candidate has entry-level knowledge of project management, strong teamwork, and good written/verbal communication skills, with familiarity in Primavera and EcoSys as a plus. This role may require travel and offers a hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field preferred.
• 0 years of experience required (entry level).
• Equivalent additional directly related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Supports compliance with internal procedures and gathers project progress information to update and monitor basic complexity projects.
• Develops and analyzes integrated schedules for portions of routine projects under supervision.
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports and drafts client/internal status reports.
• Uses document management protocols to store and retrieve project documentation.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Project management basics

Teamwork

Communication skills

MS Word and Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an Entry Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls Team. Our team supports planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and project performance to help projects succeed.

The ideal candidate has entry-level knowledge of project management, strong teamwork, and good written/verbal communication skills, with familiarity in Primavera and EcoSys as a plus. This role may require travel and offers a hybrid work arrangement.