Project Controls Scheduler or Cost Specialist

Renuke•Raleigh, NC

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

ReNuke Services is seeking a senior project controls specialist for a client site in Raleigh, North Carolina, or Charlotte, North Carolina. The role focuses primarily on scheduling, with cost controls also included; scheduling is preferred for candidates with experience in only one of those areas. The position follows a hybrid schedule, with three days per week in the office, and is listed for 12 months. This is an expert-level role in the Project Controls classification hierarchy. The specialist develops, maintains, and analyzes detailed project schedules using Primavera P6, independently updates schedules with actual progress, remaining durations, and logic revisions, and may also perform project forecasting, cost alignment, cost analysis, and variance analysis. Assignments typically involve highly complex projects classified as “Green” under the Project Management Center of Excellence Project Profile Matrix. The role requires advanced independent work, strong communication and collaboration across a matrix environment and multiple leadership levels, adaptability with unfamiliar software, and the ability to work with large, complex data files. Advanced to expert Excel skills are required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in business, finance, project management, engineering, a technical field, or equivalent; alternatively, at least 11 years of project controls experience in lieu of a degree.
At least 7 years of project controls experience.
Proficiency in project controls principles.
Expertise with project management and project controls concepts, computer applications, and analytics.
Demonstrated expertise using Primavera P6 to develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules.
Demonstrated knowledge of analyzing, integrating, trending, and forecasting project cost and schedule information.
Advanced to expert-level experience in Excel.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively as a team member and work in a matrix environment with multiple levels of leadership.
Ability to learn and use unfamiliar software and work with large, complex data files.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in business, finance, project management, or equivalent.
PMI or AACE certification, such as PMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, AACE-CCC, AACE-PSP, AACE-CEP, or AACE-EVP.
Expertise using software such as MS Office, Jira, Business Objects, Powerplant, Maximo or EAM, and PeopleSoft.
Experience with risk management tools or Monte Carlo analysis.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and analyze detailed project schedules in Primavera P6.
Independently perform regular schedule updates incorporating actual progress, remaining durations, and logic revisions.
Collaborate with project managers, engineers, IT, and other project team members to capture project scope, sequences, and dependencies.
Gather project input and status information from project team members to assess project health.
Generate monthly project reports, including P6 reports, to support discussions with project managers and project teams.
Gather, verify, validate, and analyze schedule data and other project controls data.
Develop and maintain work breakdown structures and project schedules; track and trend schedule data.
Track and report project status, analyze variances, determine earned value, and analyze critical-path activities at a level appropriate to each project.
Generate periodic project controls reports.
Apply project controls cost methodologies, including maintaining cost estimates, tracking and trending cash-flow reports, and managing change-control documentation for scope or cost.
Perform project forecasting, cost alignment to schedules, cost analysis, variance analysis, and other project data analyses as appropriate.
Distribute and archive project documents.
Maintain effective customer relationships and support resolution of quality issues.
Resolve conflicts and help team members reach positive outcomes.