Entry-Level Project Controls Specialist

CDM Smith; Bowie (MD); 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. You will support scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and project performance to help projects succeed.

The role involves learning and applying project management concepts, working with managers and teams, and contributing to cost and schedule controls on basic projects. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required due to federal contract requirements.
• Entry level knowledge of project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, and finance concepts.
• Good teamwork and collaboration skills in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills interacting with staff at varying levels.
• Entry knowledge of Primavera scheduling tool.
• Basic knowledge of EcoSys project performance tools.
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients.
• Ability to deal with many people and process varied requests.
• MS Word and Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Supports compliance with internal procedures and gathers progress data to update and monitor basic complexity projects.
• Under supervision, develops, maintains, and analyzes integrated schedules for portions of routine projects.
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports and drafts status reports to communicate cost status.
• Uses document management protocols to store and retrieve project documents.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

US Citizenship

PM basics

Teamwork

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Project management tools awareness

MS Word & Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

0 years

Tools

Primavera

EcoSys

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an Entry Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls Team. You will support scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and project performance to help projects succeed.

The role involves learning and applying project management concepts, working with managers and teams, and contributing to cost and schedule controls on basic projects. Travel may be required.