Project Controls Engineer: Risk & Schedule Lead

AACE International; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AACE International in Gaithersburg, MD seeks a Project Controls professional to support planning, scheduling, and cost management across programs. You will develop risk registers, perform SRA/CRA, and deliver risk dashboards to leadership.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 5+ years of related experience, plus proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project, and on-screen takeoff tools. Excellent communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Typically, five plus years’ experience in engineering, project management or related industry experience.
• Experience utilizing best practices in planning/scheduling; cost management; estimating; change management and trends.
• Experience using project management software applications.
• Advanced software skills using on-screen takeoff and estimating tools.
• Knowledge of several construction and project disciplines.
• Basic understanding of engineering documents and derive quantities from them.
• Basic software application skills (i.e. Microsoft Word and Excel).
• Execute the core tasks and responsibilities listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section, with minimal supervision.
• Based on assigned project, could perform detailed quantity surveys using on screen takeoff tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide project controls and risk management support to project teams.
• Lead quantitative risk analysis activities including schedule risk analysis (SRA), cost risk analysis (CRA), and probabilistic modeling.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive risk registers, ensuring timely identification, assessment, quantification, and tracking of project risks across cost, schedule, technical, and programmatic domains.
• Conduct risk-informed analysis of project schedules and cost baselines, integrating risk mitigation strategies and contingency planning into project controls processes.
• Produce technical reports and executive summaries documenting risk analysis findings, including probability distributions, sensitivity analyses, and Monte Carlo simulation results.
• Create and distribute risk metrics, dashboards, and KPIs to program/project leadership, tracking risk exposure trends, mitigation effectiveness, and emerging risk areas.
• Support the development of risk-adjusted forecasts and Estimates at Completion (EAC), incorporating quantitative risk assessment results into financial analyses and project performance reporting.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of project schedules with integrated risk analysis, ensuring accurate timelines, resource allocation, and critical path identification.
• Track and monitor project budgets, expenses, and financial forecasts with emphasis on risk-driven cost variance analysis and contingency burn-down tracking.
• Prepare periodic risk assessment reports and performance analyses for program/project leadership, translating complex quantitative data into actionable insights.
• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication.
• Execute the core tasks and responsibilities listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document, with minimal supervision.
• Based on assigned project, could perform detailed quantity surveys using on screen takeoff tools.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Skills

Project controls

Risk management

Schedule risk analysis

Probabilistic modeling

Cost management

Estimating

Change management

MS Excel

MS Word

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

On-screen takeoff tools

Estimating tools

Job description

AACE International in Gaithersburg, MD seeks a Project Controls professional to support planning, scheduling, and cost management across programs. You will develop risk registers, perform SRA/CRA, and deliver risk dashboards to leadership.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 5+ years of related experience, plus proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project, and on-screen takeoff tools. Excellent communication is essential.