Project Controls Specialist (PCS) Hybrid

Project Controls Specialist (PCS)

• Operate software applications based on business/system requirements, with a primary focus on Microsoft Office, Deltek Cobra, and Oracle Primavera P6.
• Gather, validate, and analyze monthly project performance data for accuracy and completeness.
• Support the project team in developing, implementing, and maintaining project controls systems aligned with EVMS standards.
• Develop and maintain fully integrated, resource-loaded schedules using standard project management scheduling and earned value methodology.
• Input schedule and activity-level data into scheduling and earned value systems based on input from Control Account Managers (CAMs).
• Ensure data integrity across all project controls systems, verifying consistency between cost, schedule, and scope data.
• Monitor and control the integration between the project schedule and earned value reporting tools.
• Develop, maintain, and update time-phased budgets, schedules, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), WBS Dictionary, change control log, and Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM).
• Support development and documentation of project resource needs and Basis of Estimates (BOEs).
• Perform Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Completion (EAC) updates in coordination with project controls and CAMs.
• Conduct variance analysis (cost and schedule), assess impacts, and support the development of corrective actions.
• Maintain configuration management for project documentation including schedules, baseline changes, change control logs, and work authorization documents.
• Perform critical path and float analysis, including updates due to project changes or performance impacts.
• Monitor the ripple effect of schedule changes and ensure proper forecasting and reporting of milestone impacts.
• Participate in risk analysis by monitoring schedule impacts and implementing risk response strategies.
• Interface with technical staff, financial analysts, project managers, functional managers, and subcontractors on cost, schedule, risk, and earned value topics.
• Participate in meetings with subcontractors regarding progress updates, schedule maintenance, and revisions.
• Generate and distribute performance measurement reports, schedule updates, and earned value data to support monthly reporting cycles.
• Develop presentations and dashboards that communicate project schedules, cost performance, and resource utilization to stakeholders.
• Identify problems, perform root cause analysis, and propose effective, data-driven solutions to project-related issues.
• Work independently and as part of a team to complete assigned tasks accurately and on time.