Senior Project Controls Specialist — Drive Budgets & Schedules

E Tech Group; Portage (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with match

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Generous PTO

Job summary

E Tech Group, a large engineering and system integration firm, seeks a Project Controls Specialist to track project health and margins and uphold governance. You will ensure cost and schedule data accuracy and serve as an analytical partner to Project Managers.

The role requires 5+ years in project controls or coordination, cost performance management, EAC/ETC forecasting, and change-order impact analysis, with travel up to 20–30% to various sites and offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Accounting, Finance, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of project controls or project coordination experience.
• Ability to turn complex metrics into clear status reports for all audiences.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager establish project scope, cost, and schedule baselines at kickoff; use CPM to identify critical-path activities.
• Analyze budget, cost, and forecast variances and propose corrective actions.
• Update project schedules, forecasts, and estimates in PM systems.
• Coordinate with PMs and client personnel on cost, schedule, billing, progress, and reporting.
• Collaborate with PMs, subcontractors, and vendors to support performance monitoring.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; evaluate change impacts on budget and schedule.
• Ensure transactions comply with financial policies and governance.
• Identify repetitive controls tasks and suggest improvements to internal tools and dashboards.

Skills

Clear status reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CPM scheduling

Project management systems

Job description

E Tech Group, a large engineering and system integration firm, seeks a Project Controls Specialist to track project health and margins and uphold governance. You will ensure cost and schedule data accuracy and serve as an analytical partner to Project Managers.

The role requires 5+ years in project controls or coordination, cost performance management, EAC/ETC forecasting, and change-order impact analysis, with travel up to 20–30% to various sites and offices.