Assistant Project Controls Specialist - Construction
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Job overview
The Assistant Project Controls Specialist supports project controls and reporting across change management, cost control, progress measurement, and schedule development and control. The role assists with project setup, reports and forecasts, change orders, schedule updates, earned value management, progress verification, material takeoffs, quality checks, and field audits. A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required, though applicable experience may substitute; Oracle Primavera P6 experience is preferred.
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Full job description
Description
The Assistant Project Controls Specialist will support all aspects of project controls and reporting, including, project change management, cost control, progress measurement, schedule development and schedule control.
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Assist project set-up in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software.
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Input data, maintain logs, and run reports in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software or other tools.
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Assist with creating Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
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Assist with developing, implementing, and maintaining scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flows and forecasts on small projects.
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Responsible for following project execution plans.
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Assist with reviewing and approving Purchase Orders and/or Subcontracts for proper coding.
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Input and document changes to cost reports or forecasts.
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Assist with upstream (prime contract) and downstream (purchase order & subcontract) change orders.
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Assist with the development of a cash flow.
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Assist in the development of various levels of schedules.
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Assist in applying logic ties within the schedule.
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Assist with resource loading of a schedule.
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Assist with coordinating project schedules and the development of scheduling reports.
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Assist with retrieving, reviewing and distributing pre-programmed scheduling reports along with back-up documentation.
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Assist with updating and documenting schedule progress.
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Assist with developing and maintaining an earned value management system.
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Assist with verifying progress measurements.
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Assist with developing and maintaining progress curves.
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Assist with material takeoffs.
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Assist quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables.
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Assist with field audits to validate accuracy of reporting and processes.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
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Complies with all policies and standards.
Qualifications
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Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field required.
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Or applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
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Experience with Oracle Primavera P6 preferred.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Proficient with Microsoft Office.
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Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently (i.e., without time limitations, without restrictions or without need for work sponsorship) in the country where this position is located.
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Ability to obtain OSHA 10-hour safety certification.
This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.
EEO/Disabled/Veterans
Job Project Controls
Primary Location US-FL-Orlando
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time
Req ID: 265202
Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-DNI #CDB
How this job compares
Set against the 2,681 open Project Controls jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Florida median$90–159K/yr55 salary ranges
- US median$29–38/hr71 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 86 open Project Controls jobs in Florida and 2,681 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Project Controls postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (2,410 postings).
- Education
- 804 of the 2,681 open Project Controls jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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