Project Controls Specialist - Scheduling & Budget (Hybrid)

Sol Systems; Washington; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid vacation

Sick and federal holidays

Transportation benefits

Education benefits

Parental leave

Fitness reimbursement

Job summary

Sol Systems is headquartered in Washington, DC and seeks a full-time Project Controls member to analyze, update, and forecast contractor project schedules during construction. You will partner with project managers to report risks to milestones and support budget management with spend forecasts.

The role requires a background in construction/project controls and experience with scheduling tools. The base salary ranges from $130,000 to $140,000 annually, with a robust benefits package and hybrid

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or equivalent field.
• At least three years working with scheduling software (MS Project or Primavera) using CPM.
• At least three years working to support budget management.
• PMP Certification is ideal, but not necessary.
• Experience building Power BI reports and dashboards is a plus.
• Experience working in renewable project development or construction is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Be Sol’s subject matter expert in scheduling.
• Analyze contractor construction schedules, helping identify risks, changes in the critical path, and other changes during construction.
• Work alongside Project Managers to identify and report risks to key milestones based on actual vs scheduled progress.
• Generate schedule scenarios to support internal risk evaluation of contractor schedules, procurement changes, delays, etc.
• Assist in developing the necessary processes, tools and systems to gather and analyze project data to help keep costs and schedules on track.
• Assist in the creation of internal schedule hand-offs from the development phase to construction.
• Partner with various departments to assess operational requirements, gather key insights through strategic questioning, and design scalable solutions that balance departmental priorities with overall business objectives.
• Support budget management tasks during pre-construction and construction, updating spend forecasts based on schedule changes in the contractor or Owner Furnished Equipment contracts.
• Support in the analysis of contractor’s invoicing & EVM breakdown and recommend changes as necessary.
• Assist in the standardization of budget reporting.
• Provide regular reporting to project management team outlining risks in schedule/budget and recommending mitigation.

Skills

Budget management

Power BI

Renewable energy construction

MS Project

Primavera

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or equivalent field

PMP Certification

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Sol Systems is headquartered in Washington, DC and seeks a full-time Project Controls member to analyze, update, and forecast contractor project schedules during construction. You will partner with project managers to report risks to milestones and support budget management with spend forecasts.

The role requires a background in construction/project controls and experience with scheduling tools. The base salary ranges from $130,000 to $140,000 annually, with a robust benefits package and hybrid