Project Controls - Northern California
About The Position
At Parsons, we’re helping shape the future of infrastructure, transportation, and critical capital programs through innovative engineering, technical services, and project management solutions. As investment in essential infrastructure continues to grow, our teams are leading complex, high-impact programs that make a lasting difference in communities across the region. It’s an exciting time to join a collaborative, inclusive, and forward-thinking workplace that values innovation, excellence, and long-term career growth. We’re seeking Project Controls Specialists with strong expertise in cost and scheduling management to join our expanding team. This is a highly critical skill set in today’s market, offering the opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-visibility engineering and construction programs with confidence and precision. If you enjoy transforming complex project data into clear, actionable insights, collaborating across disciplines, and contributing to successful program delivery, this is an outstanding opportunity to build lasting career momentum. These opportunities will be supporting PG&E Northern California (Chico, Sacramento, Rockland, Folsom, Auburn), providing the chance to work alongside a hallmark client on impactful, high-visibility programs. Candidates are required to be located within 60 miles of these locations — any business travel expenses incurred will be reimbursed, including mileage.
Requirements
- Strong foundation in project controls
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
Responsibilities
- Develop, update, and maintain detailed project schedules, primarily using Primavera P6
- Establish and monitor cost control baselines and budgets for complex projects
- Perform earned value analysis, variance analysis, and forecasting for both cost and schedule performance
- Prepare progress reports, dashboards, and performance updates for internal leadership and client stakeholders
- Partner with project managers, discipline leads, and finance teams to align scope, schedule, and budget
- Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and what-if schedule/cost analysis
- Assist with change management, including evaluation of change orders and analysis of schedule and cost impacts
- Contribute to claims support and time-impact analyses as needed
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
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
