Senior Project Controls Leader - Hybrid Role

CDM Smith; Aurora (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support services projects across various locations in the U.S. You will develop and maintain schedule and cost baselines, analyze monthly data, and communicate variances to stakeholders.

The role includes implementing financial controls, forecasting techniques, and mentoring junior staff within a collaborative, safety-focused team environment. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of related experience, with

Qualifications

• Gathers project progress information from project manager and project team members to update and monitor projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Evaluates and updates data regarding schedule dates, physical percent complete, resource requirements, subcontractor commitments and project accruals.
• Reviews schedule progress and productivity of resources.
• 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 performance reporting for a portfolio of projects or programs using Earned Value Management.
• Documents and assesses the impact of project changes on cost/schedule baselines.
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports for moderately complex to highly complex projects and discusses any observations with the project manager.
• Performs portfolio analysis and reviews findings with portfolio managers with respect to On Time Delivery, Risk Forecasts, and Project Gross Profit Erosion etc.
• Evaluates project execution and impact of developing trends using prescribed methodologies to determine if project is proceeding within available resources and budget.
• Prepares client and internal status reports to communicate cost status and documents trends.
• Uses appropriate document management protocols to manage the storage and retrieval of project documentation.
• Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff. Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm.
• May supervise the work of junior engineers on project work.

Responsibilities

• Gathers project progress information from project manager and project team members to update and monitor projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Evaluates and updates data regarding schedule dates, physical percent complete, resource requirements, subcontractor commitments and project accruals.
• Reviews schedule progress and productivity of resources.
• 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 performance reporting for a portfolio of projects or programs using Earned Value Management.
• Documents and assesses the impact of project changes on cost/schedule baselines.
• Generates and analyzes earned value reports for moderately complex to highly complex projects and discusses any observations with the project manager.
• Performs portfolio analysis and reviews findings with portfolio managers with respect to On Time Delivery, Risk Forecasts, and Project Gross Profit Erosion etc.
• Evaluates project execution and impact of developing trends using prescribed methodologies to determine if project is proceeding within available resources and budget.
• Prepares client and internal status reports to communicate cost status and documents trends.
• Uses appropriate document management protocols to manage the storage and retrieval of project documentation.
• Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff. Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm.
• May supervise the work of junior engineers on project work.

Skills

Project management

Earned Value Management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support services projects across various locations in the U.S. You will develop and maintain schedule and cost baselines, analyze monthly data, and communicate variances to stakeholders.

The role includes implementing financial controls, forecasting techniques, and mentoring junior staff within a collaborative, safety-focused team environment. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of related experience, with