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Staff Project Controls Specialist - Water

Downers Grove, IL, USFull-time$115k–$155k2026-11-08 → 2026-11-09

Core

Lead project controls processes to execute engineering, procurement, and construction deliverables within budget and schedule for water projects.

Role type

Staff Project Controls Specialist

Builds

Schedules, cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and earned value management systems for multiple projects.

Domain

Construction / Water Infrastructure

Required skills

Project controls, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) creation, scheduling (Critical Path Method), cost management, forecasting, earned value management, change order analysis, resource loading, material takeoffs, field audits, Oracle Primavera P6, Microsoft Office

Preferred skills

Oracle Primavera P6, OSHA 10-hour safety certification

Technologies

Oracle Primavera P6, Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Ensure project set-up in Enterprise Planning & Controls software; Create and maintain schedules and logic ties; Develop and analyze cost reports, cash flows, and forecasts; Approve Purchase Orders and Subcontracts for proper coding; Interface with Accounting for cost reviews and audits; Perform field audits to validate reporting accuracy; Support Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM); Conduct schedule what-if scenarios and progress curve development.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC