Senior Project Controls & Earned Value Lead

CDM Smith; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support services projects across various locations in the U.S. This role develops moderately to highly complex schedule and cost baselines, collects monthly data, analyzes variances, and assists in risk forecasting for project stakeholders.

The successful candidate will apply Earned Value Management, maintain financial controls, and collaborate with project teams and management while adhering to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of related experience desired.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a college degree.

Responsibilities

• Develops time‑phased project cost and resource forecasts; validates project costs.
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports and discusses findings with the project manager.
• Uses document management protocols to store and retrieve project documentation.
• Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff.
• May supervise the work of junior engineers on project work.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Job description

CDM Smith is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support services projects across various locations in the U.S. This role develops moderately to highly complex schedule and cost baselines, collects monthly data, analyzes variances, and assists in risk forecasting for project stakeholders.

The successful candidate will apply Earned Value Management, maintain financial controls, and collaborate with project teams and management while adhering to