Sr Project Controls Specialist

Primary Talent Partners; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Talent Partners has a contract opening for a Sr Project Controls Specialist in Charlotte, NC / Raleigh, NC. The 12-month contract is hybrid (3 days in office) with pay of $60.00–$70.00 per hour on a W2 basis and no PTO or benefits.

The role focuses on developing, maintaining, and analyzing detailed project schedules with Primavera P6, handling complex Green project profiles, and collaborating across PM, engineering, IT, and other teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of project controls experience.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 to develop, maintain, and analyze schedules.
• Strong collaboration and written/oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze detailed project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Independently perform regular schedule updates with progress and remaining durations.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, IT, and team members to capture scope, sequences, and dependencies.
• Gather input regarding status and health of projects and communicate findings.
• Generate monthly Project Controls reports and P6 reports.
• Maintain work breakdown structures and track schedule data and variance analysis.
• Distribute and archive project documents and support issue resolution.

Skills

Project controls

Primavera P6

Schedule analysis

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

PMI / AACE certification (preferred)

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Jira

Powerplant

Maximo

PeopleSoft

Job description

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Sr Project Controls Specialist with our large power and utilities client in Charlotte, NC / Raleigh, NC. This is a 12-month contract with a potential for extension. This is a hybrid position - 3 days a week in office.

Pay:

$60.00 - $70.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Schedule:

Hybrid

Description:

• This is the expert level of the Project Controls classification hierarchy. Workers at this level are responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 while independently performing regular schedule updates that incorporate actual progress, remaining durations, and logic revisions.
• This position typically is assigned to projects classified as “Green ” per the Project Management Center of Excellence Project Profile Matrix with a high level of complexity. Workers are expected to have advanced skills and the ability to work independently, with guidance limited to unusual or complex projects or issues.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a matrix working environment and with multiple levels of leadership are critical for this individual’s success.
• The ideal candidate will be comfortable navigating and contributing within Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid project management frameworks.

Responsibilities & Duties: include, but are not limited to:

• Develop, maintain, and analyze detailed project schedules in Primavera P6.
• Independently perform regular schedule updates, incorporating actual progress, remaining durations, and logic revisions.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, IT, and other project team members to capture scope, sequences, and dependencies.
• Gathers input and information for projects. Works with project team members to obtain information regarding the status and health of assigned projects.
• Generates monthly project reports that drive discussion with PM and Project Team, including P6 reports.
• Responsible for gathering, verifying, validating and analyzing schedule data.
• Develops and maintains work breakdown structures, project schedules, tracks and trends schedule data, Tracks and reports project status, analyzes variances, determines earned value, and analyzes critical path activities at a level appropriate for each project
• Generates periodic Project Controls reports.
• Distributes and archives project documents.
• Maintains effective relationships with customers and supports the resolution of quality issues
• Proficient in conflict resolution and reaches positive outcomes among team members.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduation from a four-year college or university - business, finance, project management, engineering, technical, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 7 years of project controls experience.
• Minimum of 11 years of project controls experience in lieu of a degree.
• Proficient in project controls principles.
• Proficiency / Expertise with project management / project controls concepts / computer applications / analytics; strong collaborative team member.
• Demonstrated expertise in using Primavera P6 to develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules
• Demonstrated knowledge of analyzing, integrating, trending and forecasting cost and schedule information for projects
• Demonstrated effective collaboration skills with good written and oral communication skills
• Proven collaborative team member

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters - business, finance, project management, or equivalent.
• PMI or AACE certification (the following or equivalent are acceptable - PMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, AACE-CCC, AACE-PSP, AACE-CEP, AACE-EVP).
• Demonstrated expertise in using Software such as MS Office, Jira, Business Objects, Powerplant, Maximo or EAM, PeopleSoft. Risk management tools / Monte Carlo analysis.
• Expert in user of Excel
• Prior or Utility experience.
• Familiarity with Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid methodologies and the ability to adapt schedule practices accordingly.

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Aff… All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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