Project Controls Specialist - Cost & Schedule (Hybrid)

Parsons; Redding (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Project Controls Specialist in California with a strong focus on cost and scheduling management. You will develop schedules (Primavera P6), establish baselines, perform earned value analysis, and prepare dashboards for leadership and clients.

You will collaborate with project managers, finance, and discipline leads across Northern and Central California, supporting risk and change management to keep multi-phase projects on schedule and on budget.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in project controls with scheduling and cost management.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Ability to integrate schedule and cost data for performance tracking.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Experience on infrastructure or capital projects preferred.
• Willingness to travel Northern and Central California.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain detailed project schedules (Primavera P6).
• Establish and track cost baselines and budgets.
• Perform earned value, variance analysis, and forecasting.
• Prepare progress reports and dashboards for leadership and clients.
• Collaborate with project managers, discipline leads, and finance teams.
• Assist with risk identification and what-if analyses.
• Support change management and evaluate change orders.
• Contribute to claims support and time-impact analyses.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Cost management

Primavera P6

Earned value analysis

Forecasting

Data visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/construction management/finance

Tools

Primavera P6

Excel

Cost management tools

Job description

Parsons is seeking a Project Controls Specialist in California with a strong focus on cost and scheduling management. You will develop schedules (Primavera P6), establish baselines, perform earned value analysis, and prepare dashboards for leadership and clients.

You will collaborate with project managers, finance, and discipline leads across Northern and Central California, supporting risk and change management to keep multi-phase projects on schedule and on budget.