Senior Project Controls Specialist

Job Title: SrPC

Duration: 2-year Contract

Location: Charlotte, NC, Raleigh, NC; 3 days a week onsite.

*Glider Assessment Required: 2026 Primavera P6

The Planet Group is seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist that has had experience with project controls and worked with individuals of varying levels in various organizations and suppliers.

Senior Project Controls Specialist

Required Qualifications

• Graduation from a four-year college or university - business, finance, project management, engineering, technical, or equivalent
• Minimum of 7 years of project controls experience
• Minimum of 11 years of project controls experience in lieu of a degree
• Proficient in project controls principles
• Proficiency / Expertise with project management / project controls concepts / computer applications / analytics; strong collaborative team member
• Demonstrated expertise in using Primavera P6 to develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules
• Demonstrated knowledge of analyzing, integrating, trending and forecasting cost and schedule information for projects
• Demonstrated effective collaboration skills with good written and oral communication skills
• Proven collaborative team member

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters - business, finance, project management, or equivalent
• PMI or AACE certification (the following or equivalent are acceptable - PMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, AACE-CCC, AACE-PSP, AACE-CEP, AACE-EVP)
• Demonstrated expertise in using Software such as MS Office, Jira, Business Objects, Powerplant, Maximo or EAM, PeopleSoft. Risk management tools / Monte Carlo analysis
• Expert in user of Excel
• Prior Client or Utility experience
• Familiarity with Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid methodologies and the ability to adapt schedule practices accordingly

Senior Project Controls Specialist

• Develop, maintain, and analyze detailed project schedules in Primavera P6
• Independently perform regular schedule updates, incorporating actual progress, remaining durations, and logic revisions
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, IT, and other project team members to capture scope, sequences, and dependencies
• Gathers input and information for projects. Works with project team members to obtain information regarding the status and health of assigned projects
• Generates monthly project reports that drive discussion with PM and Project Team, including P6 reports
• Responsible for gathering, verifying, validating and analyzing schedule data
• Develops and maintains work breakdown structures, project schedules, tracks and trends schedule data, Tracks and reports project status, analyzes variances, determines earned value, and analyzes critical path activities at a level appropriate for each project
• Generates periodic Project Controls reports
• Distributes and archives project documents
• Maintains effective relationships with customers and supports the resolution of quality issues
• Proficient in conflict resolution and reaches positive outcomes among team members