Junior Project Controls Specialist (Hybrid)

CDM Smith; Wadsworth (OH); 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 planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to help projects stay on schedule and within budget.

Responsibilities include developing time-phased cost forecasts, monitoring deliverables, and performing routine financial analyses. Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential for collaborating with project managers and teams.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Supports compliance with internal procedures and gathers project progress information to update schedules and costs.
• Under supervision, develops and analyzes critical path schedules and raises early warning signals to the project manager.
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports and drafts client/internal status reports.

Skills

Budget development

Project planning

Earned Value

Communication skills

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Primavera

EcoSys

MS Excel

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an Entry Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls Team. You will support planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to help projects stay on schedule and within budget.

Responsibilities include developing time-phased cost forecasts, monitoring deliverables, and performing routine financial analyses. Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential for collaborating with project managers and teams.