Project Controls Specialist

Arcadis•New York, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to support the Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), a major infrastructure initiative delivered by Arcadis as a Delivery Partner with team members selected by the Gateway Development Commission. The project includes construction of a new two-track rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River and full rehabilitation of the existing North River Tunnel. It supports more than 200,000 daily Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT passengers and is part of the broader Gateway Program. The specialist will support project controls across scheduling, cost estimating and control, resource planning, reporting, and change management. The role works with engineering, planning, scheduling, construction, procurement, and third-party stakeholders to validate project scope, assumptions, schedules, and costs, and contributes to project controls procedures and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Five to ten years of experience in project controls, project scheduling, cost control, estimating, engineering, construction, or a related field.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technology, Construction Management, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Experience reviewing engineering drawings, contract specifications, BOQs, and other project documents.
Experience developing or maintaining project schedules and/or project cost estimates.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability to analyze project information, identify issues and trends, prepare reports, and meet established deadlines.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with project stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Primavera P6 and CPM/PDM-based scheduling.
Experience with estimating software such as Hard Dollar or equivalent.
Experience preparing time, resource, cost, earned value, or other project performance reports.
Experience with railroad, transit, urban infrastructure, public works, or other capital construction projects.
Experience with Positive Train Control (PTC), signalization, power, track, structures, communications, or other railroad infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

Conduct project scheduling, schedule maintenance and analysis, progress tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
Perform project-level cost estimating, cost control, budget monitoring, and cost impact analysis.
Develop and maintain project controls trackers, databases, cost information, unit rates, and historical benchmarks.
Support resource planning and loading, run-rate analysis, and monitoring planned versus actual labor and cost.
Prepare and review project status reports, dashboards, schedule extracts, cost reports, and management presentations.
Support scope changes, change requests, change orders, claims, and contractor proposals through schedule and cost analysis.
Coordinate with engineering, planning, scheduling, construction, procurement, and third-party stakeholders to validate project scope, assumptions, schedules, and costs.
Support project controls procedures, estimating practices, and continuous process improvements within the RPS Project Controls Group.