Remote Project Controls Specialist — Cost & Schedule Analytics

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 104,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Project Control Specialist for a remote U.S. position. You will strengthen project financial discipline across large capital construction programs, supporting cost, schedule, and performance reporting for visibility into budget health and forecast accuracy.

Responsibilities include administering controls, analyzing variances, forecasting, and presenting reports to leadership. Requires 10+ years in project controls and strong Excel proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, finance, business, or related field, or equivalent experience with 10+ years.
• Experience in project controls on large capital construction programs.
• Strong cost reporting, forecasting, earned value, KPI tracking, and variance analysis.
• Ability to develop executive-level dashboards and detailed supporting analysis.
• Strong Excel and project controls systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer project controls systems and processes to monitor budget performance and expenditures.
• Analyze cost and schedule variances while maintaining an approved performance measurement baseline.
• Collaborate with project controls and financial teams to support accurate forecasting and cost optimization.
• Prepare standardized project controls reports, including earned value analysis and KPI dashboards.
• Present project controls reports and supporting analysis to project leadership as needed.
• Maintain logs for contingency drawdowns, performance trends, and forecast variances.
• Conduct contingency adequacy assessments to evaluate risks and projected cost exposure.

Skills

Cost reporting

Forecasting

Earned value

KPI tracking

Variance analysis

Executive dashboards

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree or 10+ years of experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Project Control Specialist for a remote U.S. position. You will strengthen project financial discipline across large capital construction programs, supporting cost, schedule, and performance reporting for visibility into budget health and forecast accuracy.

Responsibilities include administering controls, analyzing variances, forecasting, and presenting reports to leadership. Requires 10+ years in project controls and strong Excel proficiency.