Senior Project Controls Lead - Global, EVM & Scheduling

CDM Smith; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith seeks a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support services projects across locations in the U.S. You will develop moderately to highly complex schedule and cost baselines, collect monthly data, analyze variances, and assist in root-cause analysis while integrating risk reserves into forecasts.

The role requires collaboration with project teams and management, with focus on earned value reporting, internal controls, and forecasting techniques. Travel to various sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 years of related experience.
• 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; updates requirements as required.
• Monitors progress of project deliverables and actual expenditures versus forecasts.
• Performs large-scale earned value analyses and prepares client/internal status reports.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Project management

Earned Value

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

EcoSys

MS Excel

Job description

CDM Smith seeks a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support services projects across locations in the U.S. You will develop moderately to highly complex schedule and cost baselines, collect monthly data, analyze variances, and assist in root-cause analysis while integrating risk reserves into forecasts.

The role requires collaboration with project teams and management, with focus on earned value reporting, internal controls, and forecasting techniques. Travel to various sites is expected.