Project Control Specialist

Entech Civil Engineers; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Entech Civil Engineers, Inc. in Houston, TX seeks an experienced Project Controls Specialist to support transportation and infrastructure programs.

You will focus on risk management, scheduling, cash flow forecasting, and performance reporting for complex projects. The ideal candidate has 3–7 years in project controls, proficiency with CPM scheduling, Excel, and project controls software such as Primavera P6 or OPC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or Finance.
• 3–7 years of project controls or related experience.
• Experience with CPM scheduling, risk, cost management, and cash flow forecasting.
• Proficient in Excel; familiar with scheduling tools (P6, OPC, MS Project).

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules with critical path.
• Maintain risk registers with scoring, mitigation actions, and monitoring.
• Develop cash flow forecasts based on schedules, budgets, expenditures, and anticipated work.
• Analyze performance, trends, variances, and potential impacts.
• Coordinate with project managers and technical teams to collect controls data.
• Prepare controls reports, dashboards, and management summaries.
• Support monthly and quarterly controls updates.
• Review controls information for accuracy and consistency.
• Maintain organized controls documentation.
• Assist development of controls procedures and tools.
• Candidates may be asked to complete a skills assessment during interviews.

Skills

Scheduling

Risk mgmt

Cost mgmt

Cash flow

Excel

Communication

Analytical

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Business/Finance

Tools

Primavera P6

Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC)

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Job description

Entech Civil Engineers, Inc. (Entech) is seeking an experienced Project Controls Specialist to support transportation and infrastructure programs and projects in Houston, Texas. The Project Controls Specialist will support project and program controls activities with a primary focus on risk management, scheduling, cash flow forecasting, and performance reporting. The ideal candidate will have previous hands‑on project controls experience and a working knowledge of project controls principles and practices.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules, including activities, logic, milestones, progress, and critical path.
• Maintain and analyze project risk registers, including risk identification, scoring, mitigation actions, and ongoing monitoring.
• Develop and maintain project cash flow forecasts and projections based on schedules, budgets, expenditures, and anticipated work.
• Analyze project performance, trends, and variances and identify potential schedule, cost, or risk impacts.
• Coordinate with project managers and technical teams to collect, review, and validate project controls information.
• Prepare project controls reports, dashboards, and management‑level summaries.
• Support monthly and quarterly project controls updates and reporting.
• Review project controls information for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Maintain organized and traceable project controls documentation.
• Support the development and improvement of project controls procedures, templates, and tools.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–7 years of relevant project controls, project management, construction management, or infrastructure experience preferred.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience with project scheduling, risk management, cost management, and/or cash flow forecasting, with experience across multiple project controls functions preferred.
• Working knowledge of CPM scheduling principles, including logic relationships, milestones, float, and critical path.
• Experience developing or maintaining project schedules, risk registers, budgets, forecasts, or cash flow projections.
• Ability to independently review project information, identify trends or inconsistencies, and determine when additional information or follow‑up is needed.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC), Microsoft Project, or similar project controls software preferred.
• Experience with Power BI or other reporting and visualization tools is a plus.
• Transportation, infrastructure, engineering, or construction industry experience strongly preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.

As part of the interview process, candidates may be asked to complete a brief skills assessment involving schedule analysis, risk management, cash flow forecasting, and project controls problem‑solving.