
Principal Project Controls Specialist
Houston, TXJob$139–258K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
The Principal Project Controls Specialist plans and executes project controls requirements, providing technical and administrative direction, coordination, evaluation, training, and coaching to Project Controls specialists. The role may serve as Control Team Leader or Project Controls Manager on medium and large projects, or as a subject matter expert for a regional team. It collaborates with client representatives, Fluor management, and functional leads.
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Benefits
Full job description
At Fluor, we are proud to design and build projects and careers. We are committed to fostering a welcoming and collaborative work environment that encourages big-picture thinking, brings out the best in our employees, and helps us develop innovative solutions that contribute to building a better world together. If this sounds like a culture you would like to work in, you’re invited to apply for this role.
Job Description
The purpose of this position is to plan and execute the Project Controls requirements for a project. This role is responsible for providing technical and administrative direction, coordination, evaluation, training, and coaching to a team of Project Controls specialists. This position serves as Control Team Leader/Project Controls Manager on medium and large-sized projects or as a Subject Manager Expert (SME) for the entire Project Controls Team in the Regional Office. Acting as a key resource on a project team, the role will require collaboration at all levels, including: client representatives, Fluor management and functional leads.
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Develop and implement a project controls plan as part of the Project Execution Plan (PEP) for the project execution
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Plan and organize the setup of project baseline in Fluor’s project controls system, and implement a plan to track against the baseline on a regular basis
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Develop cost, schedule, and commercial baseline
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Responsible for providing technical and administrative direction, coordination, evaluation, training, and coaching to a team of Project Controls specialists
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Analyze variances in cost and schedule performance against the plan, and communicate the reasons for the issuance of variance and proposed mitigation plans to Project Management
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Supervise the implementation of Work Breakdown and Project Coding Structures for control and integrity of work to be performed as defined by the contract
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Other duties as assigned
Basic Job Requirements
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Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and fifteen (15) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to nineteen (19) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
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Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors
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Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
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Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
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Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
Other Job Requirements
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Participate in the development and implementation of training courses and mentoring of Project Controls personnel
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Support and actively participate in Fluor Project Controls Global Initiatives
Preferred Qualifications
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Must have experience as a Control Team Lead/Control Team Manager (CTL/CTM) for a medium- to large-sized project
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May need to travel internationally for project assignments and in support of business related matters
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by governing law.
Benefits Statement: Fluor is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote employee health, wellness, and financial security. Our offerings include medical, dental and vision plans, EAP, disability coverage, life insurance, AD&D, voluntary benefit plans, 401(k) with a company match, paid time off (personal, bereavement, sick, holidays) for salaried employees, paid sick leave per state requirement for craft employees, parental leave, and training and development courses.
Market Rate Statement: The market rate for the role is typically at the mid-point of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
Notice to Candidates: Background checks are carried out as part of any conditional offer made, including (but not limited to & role dependent) education, professional registration, employment, references, passport verifications and Global Watchlist screening.
To be Considered Candidates: Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located.
Salary Range: $139,000.00 - $258,000.00
How this job compares
Set against the 212 open Project Controls Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$139–258K/yr
- US median$88–131K/yr143 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $199K, is 81% above the US median midpoint ($110K) — in the top quarter of Project Controls Specialist salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 25 open Project Controls Specialist jobs in Texas and 212 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- Burns & McDonnell4 open
- Fluor (this employer)4 open
- BrandSafway2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Project Controls Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 189 postings).
- Education
- 105 of the 212 open Project Controls Specialist jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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