Project Control Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Project Control Specialist – Nationwide Tech Deployment
Location: Washington, DC (On-site)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)

About the Opportunity:

ZipStaff is seeking a Project Control Specialist for nationwide technology deployments at a national transportation organization.

You will own schedules, financials, risk registers, and vendor liaison for ADA assistive-technology installations. This is a project-controls seat—not a software PM or engineer role.

What You’ll Do:

• Maintain schedules, trackers, action logs, risk registers, and status artifacts for nationwide ADA assistive-technology deployments.
• Support financial tracking, accruals, budget monitoring, resource utilization, and forecasting.
• Prepare weekly status reports, executive summaries, variance reporting, and performance analytics.
• Liaise among leadership, project teams, and vendors; draft meeting summaries and action items.
• Monitor milestones and dependencies; escalate risks under program governance.
• Support process improvement and project-management documentation.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years project controls, project coordination, or program-support work.
• Project tracking, financial/variance reporting, and risk registers.
• Advanced Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint) and project-tracking tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication with leadership.
• Ability to work on-site in Washington, DC.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Large-scale, multi-site, or nationwide technology deployments.
• Vendor management and cross-team facilitation.
• ADA, assistive technology, or transportation / public-sector programs.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• 401(k).
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Referral Program.

About ZipStaff:

ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.

To apply, submit your resume highlighting project-controls work (schedules, budget, risk), any multi-site deployments, and tools you used for status and variance reporting.