About This Role
This entry-level position is for a Project Controls Specialist to join the Project Controls Team. The role supports project managers and teams by providing essential information and insights for informed project decisions, focusing on planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and project performance.
Responsibilities
- Support compliance with internal procedures such as federal/government regulations
- Gather project progress information from project manager and project team members to update and monitor projects of basic complexity
- Evaluate and update data regarding schedule dates, percent complete, resource requirements, subcontractor commitments, and project accruals
- Review schedule progress and productivity of resources with supervisor to ensure accuracy
- Develop time-phased project cost and resource forecasts
- Validate project costs and update requirements as required
- Monitor progress of project deliverables
- Perform performance reporting using Earned Value Management
- Conduct basic financial analysis which may include variance, risk, and profit/loss analyses
- Perform routine analyses and may prepare routine financial reports
- Document and assess the impact of project changes on cost/schedule baselines
- For projects of basic complexity, develop and document project planning considerations and objectives, scope, and milestones to incorporate into the schedule
- Under direct supervision, develop, maintain, and analyze integrated critical path schedules for portions of routine projects and/or portfolio of smaller projects in accordance with contract specifications
- Evaluate and raise project early warning signals to project manager in collaboration with lead or manager
- Generate and analyze earned value reports for basic projects and discuss any observations with supervisor and the project manager
- Evaluate project execution and impact of developing trends using prescribed methodologies to determine if project is proceeding within available resources and budget
- Draft client and internal status reports to communicate cost status and document trends
- Use appropriate document management protocols to store and retrieve project documentation
- Perform other duties as required
Requirements
About the Company
CDM Smith is committed to offering an unmatched employee experience, working on meaningful projects, and fostering personal leadership, career growth, and development for every employee. The company values passionate individuals who challenge the norm, deliver world-class solutions, and bring diverse perspectives.
