
Project Controls Specialist/Scheduler
Actalent
The Role
Overview
Manage project controls, schedules, cost forecasting, and earned value for multi-million-dollar projects.
Key Responsibilities
- earned value
- schedule modeling
- project controls
- cost forecast
- 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
- 2+ years
- project controls
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.
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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
