Program Controls Specialist

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with cost control, budget management, data handling, reporting, and project control systems

• Identify best practices and coordinate the development and implementation of project controls tools and procedures

• Interface with senior program controls specialists and managers to support decision-making

• Conduct detailed data analysis and validation to ensure accuracy and reasonableness

• Recommend policy changes to improve organizational effectiveness and project delivery

• Organize program and project-level data to support timely and accurate reporting

• Develop metrics and reports for providing accurate and timely information to management and stakeholders

• Create new control processes and procedures related to budgets, estimates, schedules, and program roll-up

• Provide documentation support for program controls processes, policies, and procedures

• Support internal and external audits

• Review proposed project budget and scope changes for proper justification and documentation

• Troubleshoot issues related to project budgets, scopes, schedules, funding, or documentation in collaboration with other divisions or departments

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from a recognized college or university in Engineering, Construction Management, Information Technology, Finance/Accounting, or Business Administration

  • OR equivalent experience on a year-for-year basis if educational requirement is not met

• Six (6) years of full-time paid professional experience in project controls, including:

  • Planning

  • Budgeting

  • Estimating

  • Forecasting

  • Scheduling

  • Cost and schedule control

  • Project reporting

• At least three (3) years of that experience must be in a government agency or on infrastructure engineering/construction projects as a program or project controls specialist

• Experience must include the use of project control tools such as:

  • Oracle Primavera

  • Contract Manager

  • Unifier

  • Timberline Gold Job Cost & Accounting System

  • Or similar project management software

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong organizational and planning capabilities

• Ability to develop effective working relationships with project teams and department staff