Senior Project Controls Lead - Hybrid | EV & Primavera P6

CDM Smith; Reno (NV); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith currently seeks a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support services projects across locations in the U.S. You will develop schedule and cost baselines, collect monthly data, identify variances and assist in root-cause analysis.

The role ensures risks are integrated into forecasts and communicates findings through standard reports. The successful candidate will work with project teams, manage complex forecasting, and implement financial controls and procedures.

Qualifications

• Requires U.S. citizenship for federal contract work.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodology, budgeting, planning, control and assurance.
• Experience with project finance, accounting and business administration concepts.
• Ability to interpret drawings and specifications to develop work breakdown structures and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develops time-phased project cost and resource forecasts; validates costs.
• Maintains integrated schedules and analyzes critical path for major projects.
• Generates earned value reports and discusses observations with project managers.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to junior staff; may supervise engineers.

Skills

US Citizenship

Project management

Budget development

Scheduling

Risk analysis

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Job description

CDM Smith currently seeks a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support services projects across locations in the U.S. You will develop schedule and cost baselines, collect monthly data, identify variances and assist in root-cause analysis.

The role ensures risks are integrated into forecasts and communicates findings through standard reports. The successful candidate will work with project teams, manage complex forecasting, and implement financial controls and procedures.