Project Controls Specialist/Scheduler

Overview

Manage project schedules, cost forecasts, and controls for multi‑million‑dollar projects.

Key Responsibilities

• earned value
• schedule management
• project controls
• cost forecasting
• work breakdown
• 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
• bachelor's
• 2+ years
• project controls
• communication

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

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.

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