Hybrid: Entry Project Controls Specialist

CDM Smith; Pierre (SD); 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. This role supports scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and project performance to help projects succeed.

The ideal candidate has foundational knowledge of project management, basic cost control, and earned value reporting; travel up to 10% may be required; hybrid work in the United States is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; entry-level experience considered.
• Foundational knowledge of project management, budgeting and scheduling.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management and cost control practices.

Responsibilities

• Supports compliance with internal procedures and gathers progress data to update project status.
• Develops time-phased schedules for basic projects and monitors early warning signals with the team.
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports and discusses observations with project leadership.
• Uses document management protocols to store and retrieve project records; performs related duties.

Skills

US Citizenship

Budgeting basics

Project planning

Control & assurance

Finance concepts

Teamwork

Communication skills

Primavera

EcoSys

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

MS Word

Excel

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

0 years

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Job description

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

The ideal candidate has foundational knowledge of project management, basic cost control, and earned value reporting; travel up to 10% may be required; hybrid work in the United States is available.