Project Controls Associate - New College Graduate 2026 - 2027

M.c.-Dean,-Inc.; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision, life, anddis

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

401k Retirement Plan

Military Reserve pay offset

Paid maternity leave

Job summary

M.C. Dean in Tysons, VA is seeking a Project Scheduler to develop and maintain project schedules, ensuring correct predecessors and successors while coordinating procurement and submittals. You will work with project teams to guarantee timelines are met and resources are allocated efficiently.

Responsibilities include baselining, tracking costs and earned value, updating change orders, and forecasting needs. Proficiency with Primavera P6, PM Online, and AS400 CMMS is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 0+ years of experience with scheduling or project planning.
• Familiarity with PM Online, AS400 CMMS, and Primavera P6 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Executes the creation and updating of project schedules with correct predecessors and successors.
• Deconstructs project scope into discrete activities with duration constraints.
• Implements procurement, submittals, reviews, and material delivery timelines in the schedule.
• Analyzes quantity take-offs to ensure items are accounted for in the schedule.
• Forecasts material, equipment, and labor needs via resource loading.
• Tracks costs, schedule, and earned value to report status.
• Inputs pending and approved change orders into the schedule.
• Designs schedules frag nets to show submittal impacts on change orders.
• Leads site surveys coordination and helps establish work areas as needed.
• Identifies constructability constraints and reflects them in the schedule.
• Produces baseline vs. actual schedule reports and monthly narratives.
• Maintains CPM network narratives to provide insights and mitigation ideas.

Skills

Attention to detail

Scheduling

Communication

Reading comprehension

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PM Online

AS400 CMMS

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Support the project team by developing, maintaining, and monitoring project schedules. Play a key role in ensuring project timelines are met, resources are effectively allocated, and project progress is accurately tracked and reported. Responsibilities will encompass various aspects of project scheduling, quality control, and coordination with different stakeholders. Have a keen eye for detail, excellent organizational skills, and ability to learn scheduling software.

Responsibilities

• Executes the creation and updating of project schedules, ensuring all activities have appropriate predecessors and successors.
• Performs deconstruction of project scope into discrete activities complying with maximum allowed durations.
• Implements procurement, submittals, reviews, and material delivery timelines into the project schedule.
• Analyzes the accuracy of quantity take-offs and ensures all items are accounted for in the schedule.
• Resource loads the project schedule, forecasting material, equipment, and labor needs.
• Tracks project costs, schedule, and earned value to provide accurate project status updates.
• Inputs and updates pending and approved change orders in the schedule.
• Designs schedules frag nets to demonstrate the impact of submittals on change orders. Leads coordination of site surveys and supports the establishment of work areas as needed. Identifies constructability constraints and impacts, ensuring they are reflected in the schedule.
• Produces baseline vs. actual schedule reports and monthly schedule narratives.
• Maintains accurate and complete CPM network narratives, providing insights into project status and potential mitigation strategies.

Qualifications

• 0+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree

Preferred but not required

• Project Management Software (PM Online) – In-house Software.
• AS400 (internal)CMMS software
• Primavera P6 software

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Identify and understand the speech of another person
• Ability to reliably travel to and from assigned offices, project locations, etc. is required

Pay Range

USD $75,520.00 - USD $94,400.00 /Yr.