Project Controls Engineer Jobs in New Jersey
Project Controls Engineer jobs in New Jersey are in steady demand, concentrated in infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, utilities, and large-scale construction projects, with openings at every level from entry-level coordinator through senior program engineer. The heaviest hiring activity is in and around Newark, Parsippany, and Princeton, where established employers like AECOM, Johnson & Johnson, and PSE&G maintain significant project portfolios. Cost estimation, scheduling, and earned value management are the specialties appearing most consistently in New Jersey listings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is seeking an ambitious Project Controls Manager to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is an ambitious construction professional with experience supporting project controls cost and schedule on large construction projects or programs.
Responsibilities:
- Progress each project every month to ensure all projects are monitored for project controls in line with the monthly reporting cycle, checking accuracy and consistency of data.
- Report milestones of planned value and earned value data, % complete on projects and provide project commentaries.
- Attend project status meetings report on major material status; update forecast and schedule per progress discussion.
- Summarize project performance metrics and provide specialized direction and recommendations to project teams and management for the resolution of diverse project controls issues.
- Develop, monitor and update owners of Project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
- Interface with project stakeholders as a trusted advisor to provide guidance and recommendations for the project.
- Actively work with project managers and construction firms to maintain schedule integrity.
- Track and review change orders with project management and cost management team.
- Produce monthly reports for management.
- Contract Administration (retention, T&Cs, insurance, allowances, contingency, incentives).
- Prepare baseline schedules and schedule basis documents for approval by project teams.
- Conduct schedule for resource loading and leveling.
- Consolidate contractors schedule to incorporate into IMS.
- Assess impacts on the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team.
- Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in the development of alternative methods for corrective action.
- Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule.
- Facilitate interactive planning sessions and quantitative risk assessments when required.
- Maintain record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect performance.
- Maintain liaison with clients and other consultants at all projects stages.
- Implement best practices and reporting trends both internally and externally.
Qualifications
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
- Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing and presentations.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite of applications.
- Experience with cloud-based software.
- P6 scheduling knowledge preferred.
- Skilled in the use of industry accepted applications for cost, planning and progress measurement.
- Self-Motivated and proactive.
- Demonstrates a high level of self-organization, coordination and planning.
- Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, be a team player and integrate easily with others.
- Must have strong and professional English oral and written communication skills.
Other requirements include:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls Engineering or be able to show equivalent level of education in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Industry experience such as working through the trades and/or operations will also be considered.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience with the design and construction industry, with a minimum of 3 years within the financial or data center vertical markets.
- Strong management and leadership skills.
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of applications, including Visio, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
- Skills Desired Data Center Operations Experience.
- Sustainability / energy efficiency project experience and ESG Compliance
- AutoCAD application experience and knowledge a plus.
- Experience with BMS and DCIM software platforms
- Experience chip liquid cooling along with hybrid data center cooling systems
- Exposure to AI operational and design tooling (ie. ETAP design software, advanced analytics, and predictive maintenance).
Additional Information
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is seeking an ambitious Project Controls Manager to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is an ambitious construction professional with experience supporting project controls cost and schedule on large construction projects or programs.
Responsibilities:
- Progress each project every month to ensure all projects are monitored for project controls in line with the monthly reporting cycle, checking accuracy and consistency of data.
- Report milestones of planned value and earned value data, % complete on projects and provide project commentaries.
- Attend project status meetings report on major material status; update forecast and schedule per progress discussion.
- Summarize project performance metrics and provide specialized direction and recommendations to project teams and management for the resolution of diverse project controls issues.
- Develop, monitor and update owners of Project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
- Interface with project stakeholders as a trusted advisor to provide guidance and recommendations for the project.
- Actively work with project managers and construction firms to maintain schedule integrity.
- Track and review change orders with project management and cost management team.
- Produce monthly reports for management.
- Contract Administration (retention, T&Cs, insurance, allowances, contingency, incentives).
- Prepare baseline schedules and schedule basis documents for approval by project teams.
- Conduct schedule for resource loading and leveling.
- Consolidate contractors schedule to incorporate into IMS.
- Assess impacts on the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team.
- Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in the development of alternative methods for corrective action.
- Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule.
- Facilitate interactive planning sessions and quantitative risk assessments when required.
- Maintain record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect performance.
- Maintain liaison with clients and other consultants at all projects stages.
- Implement best practices and reporting trends both internally and externally.
Qualifications
- Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
- Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing and presentations.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite of applications.
- Experience with cloud-based software.
- P6 scheduling knowledge preferred.
- Skilled in the use of industry accepted applications for cost, planning and progress measurement.
- Self-Motivated and proactive.
- Demonstrates a high level of self-organization, coordination and planning.
- Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, be a team player and integrate easily with others.
- Must have strong and professional English oral and written communication skills.
Other requirements include:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls Engineering or be able to show equivalent level of education in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Industry experience such as working through the trades and/or operations will also be considered.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience with the design and construction industry, with a minimum of 3 years within the financial or data center vertical markets.
- Strong management and leadership skills.
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of applications, including Visio, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
- Skills Desired Data Center Operations Experience.
- Sustainability / energy efficiency project experience and ESG Compliance
- AutoCAD application experience and knowledge a plus.
- Experience with BMS and DCIM software platforms
- Experience chip liquid cooling along with hybrid data center cooling systems
- Exposure to AI operational and design tooling (ie. ETAP design software, advanced analytics, and predictive maintenance).
Additional Information
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
#LI-MW2
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
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- Energy
- Manufacturing
- Aerospace & Defense
- Construction & Real Estate
What New Jersey Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in project controls engineer jobs across New Jersey.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a closely related technical field
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project for schedule development and control
- Experience with earned value management, cost forecasting, and budget variance analysis
- Familiarity with New Jersey public infrastructure or regulated utility project environments
- PMI Project Management Professional or AACE International certification preferred by most employers
- Strong written communication skills for preparing project status reports and executive dashboards
Project Controls Engineer Jobs in New Jersey: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a project controls engineer in New Jersey?
Most project controls engineer roles in New Jersey require a bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical, or industrial engineering, or construction management. New Jersey does not require a state-specific license for the project controls function itself, but roles at infrastructure agencies or utilities often prefer candidates who are pursuing or have earned a Professional Engineer license through the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Earning an AACE International certification or PMI credential strengthens candidacy considerably.
Which companies hire project controls engineers in New Jersey?
Employers hiring project controls engineers in New Jersey right now include FirstEnergy, Holtec International, and Merck, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. New Jersey's concentration of pharmaceutical campuses, transit authorities, and utility operators means project controls demand is distributed across both private-sector firms and publicly regulated organizations throughout the state.
Which New Jersey cities have the most project controls engineer jobs?
The New Jersey cities with the most project controls engineer openings are Camden, Rahway, and Morristown. This distribution reflects the state's major employment anchors: Newark draws activity from transportation infrastructure and redevelopment projects, Parsippany hosts corporate engineering and construction management offices, and Princeton benefits from proximity to pharmaceutical campuses and research-driven capital programs throughout central New Jersey.
Are there remote project controls engineer jobs in New Jersey?
Yes, but they're limited. Project controls work is inherently tied to active construction sites and project teams, so fully remote positions are less common than in purely analytical fields. About 60% of project controls engineer openings tied to New Jersey are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with the remote-eligible work concentrated in cost reporting, scheduling analysis, and document control functions rather than field-facing roles.
How can I get hired as a project controls engineer in New Jersey with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through a project controls coordinator or junior scheduler role at a large engineering and construction firm with a New Jersey office, such as those serving the state's transit, utility, or pharmaceutical sectors. Large employers in these industries frequently hire recent engineering or construction management graduates into structured analyst programs. Earning an entry-level AACE certification or completing a Primavera P6 training course before applying demonstrates technical readiness and gives candidates a meaningful edge in a competitive applicant pool.
Where can I find and apply to project controls engineer jobs in New Jersey?
You can find and apply to project controls engineer jobs in New Jersey on Migrate Mate, which lists current New Jersey openings updated in real time. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your experience and preferred location, and apply directly to the employer. No signup is required to search or view listings.
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