Project Controls Specialist — Remote Scheduling & Budgeting

Bill Alexander Ford Lincoln; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bill Alexander Ford Lincoln is seeking a detail-oriented Project Controls Specialist on a full-time contract basis to support planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting. The role focuses on maintaining schedules and budgets, monitoring baselines, identifying risks, and delivering status reports and dashboards; remote, hybrid, or onsite work arrangements may be available.

Qualifications include an Associate or Bachelor's degree and 2–5 years in project controls, with

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in project controls, scheduling, cost tracking, or related roles.
• Familiarity with scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; experience with Primavera P6 or MS Project is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and progress-tracking records.
• Monitor performance against approved project scope, schedule, and cost baselines.
• Identify variances, risks, and potential delays, and communicate findings to project leaders.
• Prepare project status reports, dashboards, cost summaries, and schedule updates.
• Support planning, resource tracking, forecasting, and change-control processes.
• Coordinate with project managers and team members to collect and validate project data.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, logs, and records.
• Assist with tracking invoices, commitments, purchase orders, and project expenditures.
• Recommend improvements to project controls processes, reporting practices, and data quality.

Skills

Project controls experience

Scheduling

Cost tracking

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in PM/Finance/Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Bill Alexander Ford Lincoln is seeking a detail-oriented Project Controls Specialist on a full-time contract basis to support planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting. The role focuses on maintaining schedules and budgets, monitoring baselines, identifying risks, and delivering status reports and dashboards; remote, hybrid, or onsite work arrangements may be available.

Qualifications include an Associate or Bachelor's degree and 2–5 years in project controls, with