Project Controls Specialist - Quantity Surveyor

Primary Talent Partners; Cayuga (IN); On-site; USD 99,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supplemental package enrollment

W2 contract, no PTO

Job summary

Primary Talent Partners has a contract opening for a Project Controls Specialist - Quantity Surveyor in Cayuga, Indiana. This is a 12-month, full-time onsite W2 role focusing on validating construction progress, tracking quantities, forecasting, and reporting performance for a major power project.

The ideal candidate brings EPC project controls experience, strong Excel skills, familiarity with Primavera P6, and the ability to coordinate with field teams to ensure accurate progress measurement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years in project controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quantity tracking and progress measurement systems.
• Validate contractor quantity reporting and earned progress.
• Verify installed quantities via field walkdowns and contractor coordination.
• Validate reported progress against actual construction status.
• Coordinate with contractors to resolve quantity and progress reporting discrepancies.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project controls reports.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Project controls

Excel

Field coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

10+ years related experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Project Controls Specialist - Quantity Surveyor with our large power and utilities client in Cayuga, IN. This is a 12-month contract with a potential for extension.

Pay: $72.00 - $82.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Description

• The Project Controls Specialist - Quantity Surveyor is a field-based project controls role responsible for validating construction progress, verifying installed quantities, supporting forecasting efforts, and providing accurate project performance reporting.
• This position serves as the primary link between field execution and project controls, ensuring reported progress, productivity, and forecast information accurately reflects actual site conditions.
• The successful candidate will have significant EPC construction and project controls experience, including quantity tracking, field verification, progress measurement, forecasting, and contractor performance assessment.
• This is a full-time onsite position supporting the Cayuga Combined Cycle Project in Cayuga, Indiana.

Key Responsibilities

Quantity Surveying & Progress Measurement

• Develop, implement, and maintain quantity tracking and progress measurement systems.
• Validate contractor quantity reporting and earned progress claims.
• Verify installed quantities through field walkdowns and contractor coordination.
• Validate reported progress against actual construction status.
• Coordinate with contractors and construction management to resolve quantity and progress reporting discrepancies.
• Track earned progress, installation rates, and productivity metrics.
• Reconcile contractor-reported progress with field conditions.

Project Controls & Forecasting

• Support project forecasting through analysis of quantities, productivity trends, and contractor performance.
• Evaluate impacts of scope changes on progress and forecast completion.
• Support change management and performance reporting activities.
• Maintain alignment between field progress, cost reporting, and schedule performance.

Analysis & Reporting

• Prepare weekly and monthly project controls reports.
• Participate in construction meetings, progress reviews, and field walkdowns.
• Analyze productivity trends, installation rates, and forecast completion metrics.
• Identify risks, constraints, and opportunities impacting project performance.
• Support management reporting through dashboards, presentations, and performance summaries.

Basic / Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10 years of related experience, OR High School Diploma/GED and 14 years of related experience.
• Project controls experience supporting large EPC power generation, industrial, heavy civil, or similar construction projects.
• Significant field construction experience with quantity tracking, progress measurement, forecasting, or performance reporting responsibilities.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and analyzing quantity-based progress measurement and forecasting systems.
• Experience performing field walkdowns and verification of installed work.
• Working knowledge of project controls principles, including cost, scheduling, forecasting, change management, and reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with project reporting tools.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to work full-time onsite in Cayuga, Indiana.

Desired Qualifications

• Combined Cycle, Power Generation, Industrial, or Heavy Construction experience.
• Experience with quantity-based earned progress methodologies.
• Knowledge of Primavera P6 and schedule interpretation.
• Experience supporting forecasting and change management processes.
• AACE or PMI certifications (CCP, PSP, EVP, PMP, or equivalent).

Work Location

• Cayuga Combined Cycle Project, Cayuga, Indiana

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Aff…? All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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