Hybrid Project Controls Specialist (Entry Level)

CDM Smith; Carlsbad (CA); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking an Entry Project Controls Specialist in California to join our Project Controls Team. This role supports planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and project performance to keep initiatives on schedule and within budget.

You will gather progress data, develop cost and resource forecasts, produce earned value analyses, and participate in routine financial reporting. Travel up to 10% may be required; hybrid work arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 0 years of experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Supports compliance with internal procedures and updates schedule, cost, and resource data.
• Develops time-phased project cost and resource forecasts; validates project costs.
• Monitors progress of project deliverables and prepares routine financial reports.
• Performs earned value reporting and basic financial analyses.
• Uses document management protocols to store and retrieve project documents.

Skills

Budget development

Scheduling

Earned value

Communication

Teamwork

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an Entry Project Controls Specialist in California to join our Project Controls Team. This role supports planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and project performance to keep initiatives on schedule and within budget.

You will gather progress data, develop cost and resource forecasts, produce earned value analyses, and participate in routine financial reporting. Travel up to 10% may be required; hybrid work arrangements are available.