Project Control Specialist
Parsons Corporation•USA NY (Virtual Office), NY
•$103,500 - $181,100
About The Position
Parsons is looking for a talented Project Controls Specialist to join our team! In this role you will support transparent tracking of cost, schedule, progress, productivity, risk, contingency, and performance metrics across selected projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, finance, business, or related field, or equivalent and 10+ years of related work experience.
- Experience in project controls on large capital construction programs.
- Strong knowledge of cost reporting, forecasting, earned value, KPI tracking, and variance analysis.
- Ability to develop executive-level dashboards and detailed supporting analysis.
- Strong Excel and project controls systems experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience on EPC or CMA-delivered projects.
- Familiarity with contingency management and trend register administration.
- Experience in semiconductor, industrial, or mission-critical construction environments.
Responsibilities
- Administer project controls systems and processes and support monitoring of budget performance, commitments, and actual expenditures.
- Analyze cost and schedule variances and maintain a performance measurement baseline approved by client.
- Work with project controls and financial teams to support accurate forecasting, assess the fiscal impact of changes, and recommend cost and performance optimization actions.
- Prepare standardized project controls reports that may include earned value analysis, cost-at-completion forecasting, schedule performance metrics, productivity indicators, variance explanations, KPI dashboards, and trend analysis.
- Present project controls reports and supporting detail to project leadership as requested.
- Maintain contingency drawdown logs, performance trend logs, and forecast variance registers.
- Prepare contingency adequacy assessments that evaluate remaining contingency against risks, projected cost exposure, earned value trends, schedule trends, and KPI performance.
- Recommend adjustments to contingency, forecasts, or performance management actions based on changing project conditions.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- paid time off
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401(k)
- life insurance
- flexible work schedules
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
