Senior Project Controls Lead: Scheduling, Cost & Reporting

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Talent Partners is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist for a 3-year contract in Charlotte, NC. Hybrid work entails 3 days in office with occasional site visits. The role emphasizes scheduling, cost forecasting, variance analysis, and governance with strong reporting duties.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and support monthly performance reports, risk management, and control processes. Prior experience in project controls is essential.

Qualifications

• Senior-level project controls expertise in scheduling, cost forecasting, variance analysis, change control and governance/procedural compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and ensure accurate, on-time reporting for project controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and generation of daily, weekly, monthly project controls reports.
• Oversee project-level change control and governance processes.
• Coordinate benchmarking and self-assessment initiatives for project controls.
• Provide expertise in project controls methodologies and cost control baselines.
• Lead relationships with team members and stakeholders; some travel for site visits.

Skills

Scheduling

Cost forecasting

Variance analysis

Change control

Governance

Excel

Ecosys

Power Plan

Maximo

SWORD Risk Registers

Power BI

Primavera P6

Education

4 year degree – business, finance, project management, engineering, technical, or equivalent

5+ years of prior work related experience OR 9+ years of related experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Ecosys

Power Plan

MS Excel

MS Power BI

MS Project Server

Oracle Primavera P6

SWORD

Job description

Primary Talent Partners is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist for a 3-year contract in Charlotte, NC. Hybrid work entails 3 days in office with occasional site visits. The role emphasizes scheduling, cost forecasting, variance analysis, and governance with strong reporting duties.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and support monthly performance reports, risk management, and control processes. Prior experience in project controls is essential.