Junior Project Controls Specialist — Hybrid Role

CDM Smith; Bridgeport (CT); 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 planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and project performance, working with project managers and teams to provide information and insights to drive informed decisions.

The ideal candidate has basic knowledge of project management methodology, scheduling tools, earned value and financial analysis, and strong teamwork and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Supports compliance with internal procedures; gathers progress data and updates schedules and costs.
• Under supervision, develops, maintains and analyzes integrated schedules for portions of projects.
• Generates earned value reports and performs basic financial analyses.

Responsibilities

• Supports compliance with internal procedures and gathers project progress information from project teams.
• Develops time‑phased project cost and resource forecasts and validates costs.
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports and discusses findings with the manager.
• Uses document management protocols to store and retrieve project documents.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

PM methodology

Budgeting basics

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

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 planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and project performance, working with project managers and teams to provide information and insights to drive informed decisions.

The ideal candidate has basic knowledge of project management methodology, scheduling tools, earned value and financial analysis, and strong teamwork and communication skills.