Traveling Mission-Critical Project Controls Engineer (Data Centers)

Big-D Companies; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

HSA with employer contribution

401k with match

Life & disability insurance

Voluntary plans available

PTO & holidays

Per-diem for traveling role

Job summary

Big-D Mission Critical is seeking a Project Controls Engineer to oversee cost, schedule, and performance on large-scale data center construction projects. The role can be Reno, NV-based or traveling with per-diem.

Responsibilities include cost control, forecasting, budgeting, earned value, risk analysis, and dashboard development. Requires a Bachelor's degree and 2–5 years in project controls; Excel and PM software proficiency is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, business, finance or related field.
• 2–5 years in project controls, project engineering, cost engineering, construction management or related.
• Experience in data center, mission-critical, commercial or industrial construction preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and project management software.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Power BI, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud or similar platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support project cost control, forecasting and budgeting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track project performance against schedules, budgets and milestones.
• Maintain cost reports, cash flow projections and earned value metrics.
• Analyze production rates, labor productivity and project progress.
• Support change management, tracking of change orders and schedule impacts.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project controls reports for leadership and clients.
• Assist with forecasting, risk analysis and trend identification.
• Collaborate with scheduling to evaluate progress and critical path impacts.
• Develop and maintain project dashboards and performance metrics.
• Monitor procurement, deliveries and material tracking against schedules.
• Assist with audits, reporting requirements and executive presentations.
• Identify variances and recommend corrective actions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

Big-D Mission Critical is seeking a Project Controls Engineer to oversee cost, schedule, and performance on large-scale data center construction projects. The role can be Reno, NV-based or traveling with per-diem.

Responsibilities include cost control, forecasting, budgeting, earned value, risk analysis, and dashboard development. Requires a Bachelor's degree and 2–5 years in project controls; Excel and PM software proficiency is essential.