Remote Project Controls Specialist Jobs
Remote Project Controls Specialist jobs are in active demand across the U.S., with remote-first firms and distributed project teams hiring specialists to manage cost, schedule, and performance data without requiring on-site presence. Industries from construction and engineering to energy and defense have moved project controls functions to distributed teams. Employers hiring remotely right now include Parsons, AMPED I, and SOLV Energy. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Who We Are
Glass Roots Construction (GRC) is a first-class fiber optic utility construction firm founded by career telecom and construction professionals. We leverage the latest technologies and up-to-date construction practices to design and build high-performance networks that deliver fast, reliable connectivity for businesses, schools, and healthcare.
At GRC, we believe that great infrastructure is built on two foundational commitments:
- Safety First: This is our #1 priority and a mutual commitment. We protect our team members, the public, and our customers' assets by prioritizing safety over production and ensuring every project is executed without shortcuts so everyone goes home safe.
- Quality & Excellence: We commit to excellence in every detail. By investing in our people, best-in-industry equipment, and processes, we deliver reliable, lasting work and exceptional, professional service for our customers.
We are looking for people who take pride in their trade and want to help us lay the foundation for a safer, more connected future.
The Opportunity
Glass Roots Construction (GRC) is seeking a specialized Project Controls Coordinator to strengthen how we plan, schedule, forecast, and manage projects across the region. Working directly with Market Managers, QA/QC teams, Project Managers, and subcontractors, this role acts as the technical engine for project scheduling and baseline governance.
This is a specialized project controls position designed to support operational leaders and Project Managers, not replace them. The Project Controls Coordinator owns schedule integrity and analytical forecasting, while Project Managers remain accountable for overall project direction, budgets, contracts, and field operations.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Primavera P6 Schedule Management: Build, maintain, update, and resource-load integrated master schedules utilizing Primavera P6.
- Schedule Governance & Analysis: Perform critical path analysis, schedule recovery modeling, and variance reporting to support PM decision-making.
- Field Production Tracking: Track and verify field production across multiple projects and markets to feed real-time data into the master schedule.
- Baseline Controls: Establish and monitor schedule baselines, ensuring any updates or resets follow strict PM/Director approval workflows.
- Three-Week Look-Ahead Scheduling: Support Project Managers in developing and maintaining three-week look-ahead schedules aligned with the integrated master schedule.
- Schedule & Delay Analysis: Perform schedule variance, float, delay/time-impact, and change - order schedule analysis; develop recovery scenarios for leadership review.
- Portfolio Reporting: Maintain portfolio dashboards, milestone reporting, manpower/resource forecasts, and weekly executive schedule reports.
- Schedule Quality & Standards: Support standardized P6 templates, schedule quality audits, revision control, baseline archiving, and schedule narratives.
- Documentation & Reporting: Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, baseline plans, and executive portfolio reports.
- Milestone & Project Controls Integration: Coordinate procurement, engineering, permitting, subcontractor, and field-production milestones within project controls systems.
Required Qualifications
Primavera P6 Expertise (MUST-HAVE): Proven, hands-on experience developing, updating, and managing complex schedules in Primavera P6.- Project Controls Experience: Verifiable track record in project controls, critical path methodology, resource loading, and schedule forecasting.
- Technical & Construction Acumen: Strong ability to read, interpret, and translate construction documents into P6 schedule logic.
- Data & Analytical Proficiency: Advanced skills in data management, schedule variance analysis, and reporting tools.
- WBS & Logic Development: Demonstrated ability to create Work Breakdown Structures, project calendars, logic-driven schedules, and schedule narratives.
- Reporting & Forecasting: Experience producing executive schedule reports, labor/resource forecasts, milestone reports, and schedule-performance analytics.
- Software Tools: Proficient with Email, MS Office Suite (advanced Excel required), G Suite (Sheets, Slides, etc.), and Google Earth.
- Travel: Ability to travel 5–10% as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with GIS mapping software.
- Experience with Zoho, database management, and advanced project controls tools.
- In-depth understanding of basic utility construction processes and terminology.
- Strong written, verbal, and stakeholder communication skills.
Additional Information
Salary Range: $80,000 $90,000 Salary, based on experience + 10% Bonus
Schedule: Day Shift: Monday - Friday & Night Shift: Sunday - Thursday
Travel Requirements: 5-10%
Role Openings: 1
Target Start Date: 2-3 weeks from offer
Interview Process
- Recruiter Screen
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Final Interview
- Conditional offer upon successful background check
Equal Opportunity Employer
Glass Roots Construction (GRC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Reasonable Accommodation
Glass Roots Construction (GRC) provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation to participate in the hiring process or to perform the essential functions of this job, please contact us at GRCJobs@glassrootsconstruciton.com.
We love building our team directly! At this time, we are only considering direct applications from candidates. We respectfully ask recruiting agencies not to reach out.
The pay range for this role is:
80,000 - 90,000 USD per year(Samoa, CA)
Who We Are
Glass Roots Construction (GRC) is a first-class fiber optic utility construction firm founded by career telecom and construction professionals. We leverage the latest technologies and up-to-date construction practices to design and build high-performance networks that deliver fast, reliable connectivity for businesses, schools, and healthcare.
At GRC, we believe that great infrastructure is built on two foundational commitments:
- Safety First: This is our #1 priority and a mutual commitment. We protect our team members, the public, and our customers' assets by prioritizing safety over production and ensuring every project is executed without shortcuts so everyone goes home safe.
- Quality & Excellence: We commit to excellence in every detail. By investing in our people, best-in-industry equipment, and processes, we deliver reliable, lasting work and exceptional, professional service for our customers.
We are looking for people who take pride in their trade and want to help us lay the foundation for a safer, more connected future.
The Opportunity
Glass Roots Construction (GRC) is seeking a specialized Project Controls Coordinator to strengthen how we plan, schedule, forecast, and manage projects across the region. Working directly with Market Managers, QA/QC teams, Project Managers, and subcontractors, this role acts as the technical engine for project scheduling and baseline governance.
This is a specialized project controls position designed to support operational leaders and Project Managers, not replace them. The Project Controls Coordinator owns schedule integrity and analytical forecasting, while Project Managers remain accountable for overall project direction, budgets, contracts, and field operations.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Primavera P6 Schedule Management: Build, maintain, update, and resource-load integrated master schedules utilizing Primavera P6.
- Schedule Governance & Analysis: Perform critical path analysis, schedule recovery modeling, and variance reporting to support PM decision-making.
- Field Production Tracking: Track and verify field production across multiple projects and markets to feed real-time data into the master schedule.
- Baseline Controls: Establish and monitor schedule baselines, ensuring any updates or resets follow strict PM/Director approval workflows.
- Three-Week Look-Ahead Scheduling: Support Project Managers in developing and maintaining three-week look-ahead schedules aligned with the integrated master schedule.
- Schedule & Delay Analysis: Perform schedule variance, float, delay/time-impact, and change - order schedule analysis; develop recovery scenarios for leadership review.
- Portfolio Reporting: Maintain portfolio dashboards, milestone reporting, manpower/resource forecasts, and weekly executive schedule reports.
- Schedule Quality & Standards: Support standardized P6 templates, schedule quality audits, revision control, baseline archiving, and schedule narratives.
- Documentation & Reporting: Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, baseline plans, and executive portfolio reports.
- Milestone & Project Controls Integration: Coordinate procurement, engineering, permitting, subcontractor, and field-production milestones within project controls systems.
Required Qualifications
Primavera P6 Expertise (MUST-HAVE): Proven, hands-on experience developing, updating, and managing complex schedules in Primavera P6.- Project Controls Experience: Verifiable track record in project controls, critical path methodology, resource loading, and schedule forecasting.
- Technical & Construction Acumen: Strong ability to read, interpret, and translate construction documents into P6 schedule logic.
- Data & Analytical Proficiency: Advanced skills in data management, schedule variance analysis, and reporting tools.
- WBS & Logic Development: Demonstrated ability to create Work Breakdown Structures, project calendars, logic-driven schedules, and schedule narratives.
- Reporting & Forecasting: Experience producing executive schedule reports, labor/resource forecasts, milestone reports, and schedule-performance analytics.
- Software Tools: Proficient with Email, MS Office Suite (advanced Excel required), G Suite (Sheets, Slides, etc.), and Google Earth.
- Travel: Ability to travel 5–10% as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with GIS mapping software.
- Experience with Zoho, database management, and advanced project controls tools.
- In-depth understanding of basic utility construction processes and terminology.
- Strong written, verbal, and stakeholder communication skills.
Additional Information
Salary Range: $80,000 $90,000 Salary, based on experience + 10% Bonus
Schedule: Day Shift: Monday - Friday & Night Shift: Sunday - Thursday
Travel Requirements: 5-10%
Role Openings: 1
Target Start Date: 2-3 weeks from offer
Interview Process
- Recruiter Screen
- Hiring Manager Interview
- Final Interview
- Conditional offer upon successful background check
Equal Opportunity Employer
Glass Roots Construction (GRC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Reasonable Accommodation
Glass Roots Construction (GRC) provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation to participate in the hiring process or to perform the essential functions of this job, please contact us at GRCJobs@glassrootsconstruciton.com.
We love building our team directly! At this time, we are only considering direct applications from candidates. We respectfully ask recruiting agencies not to reach out.
The pay range for this role is:
80,000 - 90,000 USD per year(Samoa, CA)
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Energy
- Construction & Real Estate
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote 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 Remote Project Controls Specialist Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote project controls specialist openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without hunting across multiple sources. Early applicants on in-demand remote postings have a real advantage.
Show async communication skills upfront
Remote project controls work runs on written updates, shared dashboards, and structured status reports rather than hallway check-ins. Your resume and cover letter should name the reporting formats you've used, such as weekly earned value summaries or cost variance narratives sent to distributed stakeholders.
Highlight remote-ready tools in your application
Name the specific software you work in: Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier, Ecosys, or similar platforms. Remote employers want to know you can operate their toolstack without in-person IT support or shadowing a colleague at the next desk.
Prepare for scenario-based remote interviews
Remote project controls interviews often include a live schedule review or a cost-variance scenario you walk through on a shared screen. Practice narrating your analysis out loud, because remote hiring managers judge your ability to communicate findings clearly without visual cues or whiteboard backup.
Remote Project Controls Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote project controls specialist job?
Target companies that already run distributed project teams, such as engineering consultancies, EPC contractors, and energy firms with multi-site programs. Remote employers screen hard for self-direction, clear written communication, and proficiency in tools like Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and cost-reporting software. Candidates who can demonstrate async collaboration, independent schedule analysis, and documented results from previous projects stand out over those with equivalent in-office experience.
Which companies hire remote project controls specialists?
Companies hiring remote project controls specialists right now include Parsons, AMPED I, and SOLV Energy, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Remote openings tend to come from engineering and construction consultancies, energy companies, and defense contractors that manage geographically distributed programs and need project controls support across multiple sites.
Can you get a remote project controls specialist job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level roles are harder to land because employers expect you to work independently from day one without on-site mentorship. Your strongest path is through companies that hire junior project controls analysts on distributed infrastructure or energy programs. Certifications like AACE's CCP or PMI's PMI-SP, a portfolio of schedule or cost models you built independently, and demonstrated comfort with project management software can substitute for direct work history.
Do you need a degree for remote project controls specialist jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers care more about demonstrated competency in earned value management, cost forecasting, and scheduling tools than a specific degree. A background in engineering, construction management, or business is common, but candidates who show a strong portfolio, relevant certifications, and verifiable results from real project work regularly compete with degreed applicants for remote roles.
Which industries hire the most remote project controls specialists?
Most remote project controls specialist openings sit in Consulting & Professional Services, Energy, and Construction & Real Estate, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors hire project controls specialists remotely because their programs run across multiple locations and time zones, making distributed controls teams a practical operating model rather than an exception.
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