Site Project Controls Specialist (Solar/Renewables - Nationwide Opportunities)

MasTec Inc • Irving, TX

83d • $85,000 - $110,000

About The Position

Are you a detail-driven professional with a passion for renewable energy and a desire to be at the heart of the action? Join our team as a site-based Project Controls Specialist and play a pivotal role in delivering safe, successful, and profitable utility-scale solar projects across the country. This is your opportunity to be embedded on-site—where your insights and decisions directly impact progress, safety, and sustainability for utility-scale renewable energy builds. As a Project Controls Specialist, you'll be responsible for monitoring, and maintaining project schedules, cost controls, and financial reporting for the project. The Site Project Controls Specialist ensures accuracy in project planning, billing, and contract administration. This position requires a strong balance of analytical, technical, and leadership skills to support project delivery from planning through execution. Location & Travel Details: You’ll get the opportunity to travel across the US, helping our team build renewable projects. This is a traveling position (up to 100%), where you will be onsite at a project location. You have the potential to be placed on a project site located in any state throughout the US. You’ll spend 8-12 months on average per project. We offer designated daily per diem in addition to base pay to support and help you cover living expenses. A vehicle allowance will be provided. This position is eligible for routine travel home (rotation) from the jobsite.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Two+ years of related experience in project controls or cost scheduling and planning
• Certification from the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering(AACEi), Project Management Institute(PMI), or a related industry institute is highly preferred
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Organizational skills and ability to manage simultaneous tasks/assignments
• Exceptional team building skills and ability to collaborate with groups throughout the company
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to comprehend complex assignments
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong proficiency with scheduling software, particularly Primavera(P6)
• Experience with project management and reporting tools
• Demonstrated expertise in cost control, forecasting, earned value management, and billing procedures
• Knowledge or ability to learn earn value management(EVM)
• Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor schedule and earned value baselines
• Maintain the master construction schedule baseline, logic, and updates by collecting data from project teams and contractors
• Analyze schedule performance, critical paths, and delays to recommend corrective actions
• Prepare and contribute to daily, weekly, and monthly project status reports
• Compile and track job costs and forecast monthly revenue streams
• Perform performance analysis and forecasting to support project decisions
• Establish and maintain cost control systems and procedures with monthly reporting
• Prepare project progress billings and client progress updates
• Review subcontractor payments, approve material invoices, and issue change orders
• Coordinate engineering studies, submittals, RFIs, and change order requests
• Partner with estimating teams during planning and project handoffs
• Support project reporting requirements and provide training on project management tools
• Collaborate with site management on financials, site progression, and performance of operations
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Compensation $85,000 - $110,000/year base salary, commensurate with experience
• Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase
• 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) - coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children
• Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Military Leave, including Differential Pay and Benefits Continuation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment
• Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage
• Emergency Travel Assistance Program
• Group legal plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree