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Assistant Project Controls Specialist

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Assistant Project Controls Specialist

Location: Akron, Ohio (Onsite 5 days/week)

Contract-to-Hire (12 Months)

Our client, a leading engineering and construction firm supporting projects in the electric utility industry, is seeking an Assistant Project Controls Specialist. You will support project planning, scheduling, cost control, progress tracking, and reporting. This role will work closely with project teams to help maintain accurate project data, monitor performance, and ensure project controls processes are followed throughout the project lifecycle.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a background in engineering, construction management, or project controls who is looking to grow their experience supporting complex projects.

Responsibilities

Support project controls activities, including cost management, schedule development, progress measurement, change management, and project reporting.

Assist with project setup and maintain project data, logs, and reports within enterprise planning and controls software.

Help develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project schedules, scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flow projections, and forecasts.

Monitor project costs, document changes to budgets and forecasts, and assist with upstream and downstream change orders.

Review purchase orders and subcontracts to ensure proper project coding.

Support schedule development by establishing logic ties, resource loading, coordinating schedules, and tracking project progress.

Retrieve, review, and distribute scheduling reports and supporting documentation.

Assist with earned value management, progress curves, and verification of project progress measurements.

Support material takeoffs, quality checks, and inspections of project controls deliverables.

Participate in field audits to validate the accuracy of project reporting and processes.

Follow established project execution plans, company policies, and applicable standards.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field; equivalent applicable experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Experience with project controls functions, including scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and progress tracking, as well as related project planning, scheduling, or cost management software.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

OSHA 10-hour safety certification, or the ability to obtain one.

Ability to work onsite five days per week in Akron, Ohio.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Oracle Primavera P6.

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