Junior Project Controls Specialist (Hybrid)

CDM Smith; Allentown (Lehigh County); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith in the United States is seeking an Entry Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls Team. This role supports scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and project performance, collaborating with project managers and teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The ideal candidate has basic knowledge of project management methods, familiarity with Primavera and EcoSys, and strong communication and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position due to federal contract requirements and/or eligibility for a U.S. government security clearance.
• Entry level knowledge of project management methodology including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, and finance and accounting concepts and practices.
• Good teamwork and collaboration skills and an ability to work well in fast paced environments requiring daily shifting of priorities.
• Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact with varying levels of staff, as well as vendors.
• Entry knowledge of Enterprise Project Portfolio Management tools (Primavera).
• Basic knowledge of Project Performance tools (EcoSys).
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients.
• Ability to deal with many people, and process a variety of requests as necessary.
• Good computer skills including proficiency in MS Word and Excel; organizational skills to balance and prioritize work.

Responsibilities

• Supports compliance with internal procedures such as federal/government regulations.
• Gathers project progress information from project manager and project team members to update and monitor the project of basic complexity.
• Evaluates and updates data regarding schedule dates, percent complete, resource requirements, subcontractor commitments and project accruals.
• Reviews schedule progress and productivity of resources with supervisor to ensure accuracy.
• Develops time‑phased project cost and resource forecasts; validates project costs; updates requirements as required.
• Monitors progress of project deliverables.
• Performs performance reporting using Earned Value Management.
• Documents and assesses the impact of project changes on cost/schedule baselines.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Project Management

Teamwork

Communication

MS Word

MS Excel

Presentation Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Job description

CDM Smith in the United States is seeking an Entry Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls Team. This role supports scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and project performance, collaborating with project managers and teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The ideal candidate has basic knowledge of project management methods, familiarity with Primavera and EcoSys, and strong communication and teamwork skills.