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Project Controls Specialist jobs are open across construction, oil and gas, infrastructure, defense, and engineering sectors, from entry-level scheduler to senior program controls manager, with specializations in cost engineering, earned value management, and schedule analysis. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Project Controls Manager - ARB, Inc.
Position Summary
At ARB, Inc., the Project Controls Manager will play a critical leadership role supporting large-scale EPC and industrial construction projects across power, energy, and infrastructure markets. This position is responsible for leading all project controls functions including cost management, forecasting, scheduling oversight, progress measurement, EVM, change management, reporting, and risk analysis throughout the project lifecycle.
The ideal candidate brings a strong background supporting direct-hire industrial construction projects and has experience partnering closely with project management, engineering, finance, procurement, payroll, and field operations teams to ensure projects remain on budget and on schedule. This role requires a hands-on leader capable of managing project controls teams while driving accountability, visibility, and operational excellence across multiple projects.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee all project controls functions for a portfolio of industrial construction projects from project initiation through final closeout.
- Support Project Managers with cost controls, scheduling, forecasting, EVM, reporting and risk management activities.
- Provide leadership and oversight to project controls engineers, analysts, schedulers, and estimators.
- Ensure all projects are executed in compliance with company governance, procedures, contractual requirements, and applicable regulations.
- Monitor and report project costs, analyze trends and compare them to budgets and approved estimates.
- Perform detailed variance analysis and provide corrective action recommendations related to cost and schedule performance.
- Prepare and oversee project forecasts including direct costs, indirect costs, equipment costs, labor costs, and third-party costs.
- Employ Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and tools to track and forecast project performance
- Oversee scheduling efforts and identify activities impacting the project critical path while supporting mitigation and recovery planning.
- Ensure project scope changes, budget revisions, and schedule modifications are properly evaluated, documented, approved, and integrated into project controls systems.
- Generate cost and schedule risk assessments and provide confidence-level reporting to project leadership.
- Review contractor and vendor cost reports, forecasts, invoices, and schedules for accuracy and completeness.
- Support development and oversight of project invoicing processes in accordance with contract requirements.
- Review and approve third-party invoices and coordinate closely with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Finance teams.
- Ensure project cost data is accurately maintained within project controls & ERP systems.
- Support capital appropriation requests & financial project closeout activities.
- Develop executive-level cost and schedule reporting packages and presentation materials for senior leadership.
- Work collaboratively with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and field operations teams to ensure alignment between project execution and project controls.
- Identify project risks, planning gaps, dependencies, and operational issues while driving mitigation strategies and resolution plans.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to project controls processes, reporting, systems, and governance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in project controls, cost engineering, scheduling, or construction project management within EPC, industrial, energy, or heavy industrial environments.
- Previous experience leading project controls teams on direct-hire construction projects required.
- Experience supporting large-scale EPC/industrial construction projects preferred
- Experience with lump sum, unit rate, and time & material contracts preferred.
- Strong understanding of project controls principles including cost forecasting, scheduling, earned value management, change management & risk analysis.
- Proficiency with project controls and reporting software such as EcoSys, Primavera P6, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Microsoft Access, Viewpoint
- Advanced analytical, forecasting, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strong knowledge of construction accounting principles and project financial controls.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with executive leadership, clients, project teams & field personnel.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
- Strong leadership skills with prior direct management experience preferred.
- Power generation, industrial plant, or energy infrastructure project experience is a plus.
- Ability to travel to project sites as needed.
Salary/Benefits
- Annual salary range of $150-160k (negotiable) commensurate with education, skills and experience
- Paid Company Holidays
- Paid PTO
- Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Short Term/Long Term Disability, 401K with matching contribution
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Company Overview:
ARB, Inc. has a long history of providing maintenance, construction, fabrication, and EPC services throughout the U.S., with safety and quality as our highest value proposition. We self-perform and deliver turnkey construction and EPC services to our clients within the energy infrastructure industry (gas processing, product storage and transportation, chemical/petrochemical, power generation, renewables, refining, and mining).Benefits:
401k w/employer match
Health/Dental/Vision insurance plans
Paid time off
10 paid holidays
Stock purchase plan
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Agency Statement
We are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for this position. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative, contact the Primoris Talent Acquisition Manager directly for consideration. Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this source. In addition, Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. Primoris has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms. For consideration in becoming an approved vendor, contact HR.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Job Overview:
Project Controls Manager - ARB, Inc.
Position Summary
At ARB, Inc., the Project Controls Manager will play a critical leadership role supporting large-scale EPC and industrial construction projects across power, energy, and infrastructure markets. This position is responsible for leading all project controls functions including cost management, forecasting, scheduling oversight, progress measurement, EVM, change management, reporting, and risk analysis throughout the project lifecycle.
The ideal candidate brings a strong background supporting direct-hire industrial construction projects and has experience partnering closely with project management, engineering, finance, procurement, payroll, and field operations teams to ensure projects remain on budget and on schedule. This role requires a hands-on leader capable of managing project controls teams while driving accountability, visibility, and operational excellence across multiple projects.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee all project controls functions for a portfolio of industrial construction projects from project initiation through final closeout.
- Support Project Managers with cost controls, scheduling, forecasting, EVM, reporting and risk management activities.
- Provide leadership and oversight to project controls engineers, analysts, schedulers, and estimators.
- Ensure all projects are executed in compliance with company governance, procedures, contractual requirements, and applicable regulations.
- Monitor and report project costs, analyze trends and compare them to budgets and approved estimates.
- Perform detailed variance analysis and provide corrective action recommendations related to cost and schedule performance.
- Prepare and oversee project forecasts including direct costs, indirect costs, equipment costs, labor costs, and third-party costs.
- Employ Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and tools to track and forecast project performance
- Oversee scheduling efforts and identify activities impacting the project critical path while supporting mitigation and recovery planning.
- Ensure project scope changes, budget revisions, and schedule modifications are properly evaluated, documented, approved, and integrated into project controls systems.
- Generate cost and schedule risk assessments and provide confidence-level reporting to project leadership.
- Review contractor and vendor cost reports, forecasts, invoices, and schedules for accuracy and completeness.
- Support development and oversight of project invoicing processes in accordance with contract requirements.
- Review and approve third-party invoices and coordinate closely with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Finance teams.
- Ensure project cost data is accurately maintained within project controls & ERP systems.
- Support capital appropriation requests & financial project closeout activities.
- Develop executive-level cost and schedule reporting packages and presentation materials for senior leadership.
- Work collaboratively with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and field operations teams to ensure alignment between project execution and project controls.
- Identify project risks, planning gaps, dependencies, and operational issues while driving mitigation strategies and resolution plans.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to project controls processes, reporting, systems, and governance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in project controls, cost engineering, scheduling, or construction project management within EPC, industrial, energy, or heavy industrial environments.
- Previous experience leading project controls teams on direct-hire construction projects required.
- Experience supporting large-scale EPC/industrial construction projects preferred
- Experience with lump sum, unit rate, and time & material contracts preferred.
- Strong understanding of project controls principles including cost forecasting, scheduling, earned value management, change management & risk analysis.
- Proficiency with project controls and reporting software such as EcoSys, Primavera P6, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Microsoft Access, Viewpoint
- Advanced analytical, forecasting, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strong knowledge of construction accounting principles and project financial controls.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with executive leadership, clients, project teams & field personnel.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
- Strong leadership skills with prior direct management experience preferred.
- Power generation, industrial plant, or energy infrastructure project experience is a plus.
- Ability to travel to project sites as needed.
Salary/Benefits
- Annual salary range of $150-160k (negotiable) commensurate with education, skills and experience
- Paid Company Holidays
- Paid PTO
- Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Short Term/Long Term Disability, 401K with matching contribution
#LI-MD1
Company Overview:
ARB, Inc. has a long history of providing maintenance, construction, fabrication, and EPC services throughout the U.S., with safety and quality as our highest value proposition. We self-perform and deliver turnkey construction and EPC services to our clients within the energy infrastructure industry (gas processing, product storage and transportation, chemical/petrochemical, power generation, renewables, refining, and mining).Benefits:
401k w/employer match
Health/Dental/Vision insurance plans
Paid time off
10 paid holidays
Stock purchase plan
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Agency Statement
We are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for this position. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative, contact the Primoris Talent Acquisition Manager directly for consideration. Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this source. In addition, Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. Primoris has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms. For consideration in becoming an approved vendor, contact HR.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Who's Hiring
- Aegis Project Controls21
- Burns & McDonnell20
- Johnson Controls19
- Primoris Services Corporation18
- Fluor15
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services128
- Construction & Real Estate108
- Technology & Software27
- Manufacturing26
- Energy23
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in project controls specialist jobs.
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 or an equivalent enterprise scheduling platform
- Experience developing and maintaining integrated cost and schedule baselines
- Earned value management knowledge including CPI, SPI, and variance analysis
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field
- AACE, PMI-SP, or equivalent project controls certification preferred or required
- Familiarity with change management processes and contract control documentation
Tips for Your Project Controls Specialist Job Search
Tailor your resume to each contract type
Owners, EPC firms, and construction managers each look for different project controls experience. Highlight capital project work for owner-side roles and subcontract management for EPC positions so your resume speaks directly to what each employer is managing.
Certify before applying to federal or defense roles
Many federal and defense project controls openings filter out applicants without an AACE CCP, PSP, or PMI-SP credential. If you hold any of these, put them prominently in your resume header and repeat them in the skills section so they clear automated screening.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists project controls specialist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Name every scheduling tool you have used
Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Deltek Acumen, and Cobra each appear in different employer requirements. List the tools you know by their exact product name, including version experience where relevant, so keyword filters surface your application for the right openings.
Prepare a concrete cost or schedule recovery example
Interviewers routinely ask for a specific situation where you identified a variance and corrected it. Have one earned value or schedule compression example ready with the scope, what you found, the action you took, and the outcome, all in plain numbers.
Negotiate using role scope, not just title
Project controls offers vary widely based on whether you own cost, schedule, or both, and whether the role covers one project or a portfolio. Clarify the full scope before discussing compensation so you negotiate from the right baseline.
Project Controls Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most project controls specialists?
The companies hiring the most project controls specialists right now include Aegis Project Controls, Burns & McDonnell, and Johnson Controls, with the largest share of openings in Texas, California, and Arizona, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is highest on large capital programs in energy, infrastructure, and defense.
How many project controls specialist jobs are remote?
About 41% of project controls specialist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, with most on-site requirements tied to active construction or industrial sites. Cost analyst and reporting-focused roles are most likely to allow remote arrangements, while scheduler positions supporting active field crews typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a project controls specialist?
Start with a degree in engineering, construction management, or a quantitative field, then gain entry-level exposure through a scheduler, cost analyst, or project engineer role. Build hands-on experience with Primavera P6 and earned value methods on real capital projects. Pursue an AACE or PMI credential once you have direct project controls responsibilities, since certifications accelerate movement into mid-level and senior roles.
Can you get a project controls specialist job with little experience?
Yes, entry-level project controls roles exist under titles like project controls analyst, junior scheduler, or cost control assistant. Employers hiring at the junior level prioritize proficiency in scheduling software and basic cost tracking over years of experience. Internships on capital projects, coursework in construction management, and any hands-on work with Primavera or MS Project strengthen an entry-level application significantly.
What does the project controls specialist interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial screen with a recruiter or HR contact, followed by a technical interview with a project controls manager or lead engineer covering scheduling methodology, earned value concepts, and tool proficiency. A final round often includes a case study or scenario question asking you to diagnose a schedule or cost variance. References from past project managers are frequently checked before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to project controls specialist jobs?
You can find and apply to project controls specialist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings, find roles that match your experience and specialization, and apply directly to each one. No redirects or third-party forms are involved, so your application goes straight to the posting.
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