Project Controls Specialist/Scheduler

Actalent

The Role

Overview

Manage project schedules, cost forecasts, WBS, and earned value using Primavera P6.

Key Responsibilities

  • earned value
  • schedule management
  • project controls
  • cost forecasting
  • wbs development
  • field audits

Tasks

-Collaborate across Project Management and Accounting to validate costs and support compliance. -Ensure earned value systems are accurate and audit-ready. -Lead Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM) and translate strategy into execution. -Conduct field audits and quality checks to ensure project controls deliverables meet the mark. -Run schedule simulations and provide actionable insights to project teams. -Own the schedule: develop, maintain, and analyze multi-level timelines with logic ties. -Review and approve purchase orders, subcontracts, and change orders. -Architect and manage project controls using Enterprise Planning & Controls software. -Forecast costs, cash flows, and resource needs with confidence. -Support forensic analysis and material takeoffs to keep projects grounded in reality. -Build Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) that bring clarity to complexity.

Requirements

  • primavera p6
  • microsoft office
  • communication
  • bachelor’s
  • project controls
  • 2+ years

What You Bring

-Expertise in Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office. -Clear, confident communication skills—written and verbal. -Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field—or equivalent experience. -2+ years of hands-on project controls experience.

Benefits

-Employee Assistance Program -Short and long-term disability -Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) -Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage -Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance -Generous PTO, vacation, and sick leave -Medical, dental & vision -Short and Long-Term Disability -Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) -Health Spending Account (HSA) -Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital -Transportation benefits -401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available -Medical, dental & vision insurance -401(k) with Pre-tax and Roth options

The Company

About Actalent

-Born in July 2021 by merging Aerotek’s engineering & sciences arm with EASi, Actalent emerged as a focused engineering-and-science partner. -Backed by Allegis Group, it drives scale and speed to market via contract, managed, and technical services. -Headquartered in Maryland with global reach, it deploys specialized teams across North America, Europe, and APAC on Fortune 500 projects. -Typical engagements span EV design, vaccine development, lab services, clinical research, and infrastructure systems. -Expertise covers a wide spectrum: aerospace, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, software systems, environmental and civil engineering.

Sector Specialisms

Utilities

Power

Automotive

Food and Beverage

Consumer Products

Industrial Goods

Manufacturing

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Systems and Software

Transmission Engineering

Distribution Engineering

Grid Automation

Transportation

Life Sciences

Pharmaceuticals

Biopharmaceuticals

Diagnostics

Academic Research

Medical Devices

Specialty Chemicals

Construction Management

Environmental

Architecture

Civil