The Project Controls Specialist is an entry level position responsible for planning, organizing and managing the administrative and financial aspects of projects to ensure they are completed on time, within budget and to the required quality standards. This individual will play a key role in monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing project performance to ensure successful project delivery by working closely with project managers and other key stakeholders. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Budget and cost control – maintain budgets, cost estimates and forecasts and track actual costs against plans and perform a variance analysis. • Schedule management – Create and update project schedule, track progress and identify schedule risks. • Data integrity – ensure accurate, consistent, and timely project data by inputting, maintaining and verifying the data and financials within the Oracle system. • Performance monitoring – Prepare and monitor project performance metrics, (i.e., regular progress reports, dashboards, etc.) to track progress for project stakeholders and management and identify areas of improvement. EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business or related field with zero to one year of experience. • Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and use of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System with Oracle preferred. • Excellent communication, coordination and stakeholder management skills to facilitation project progress and decision making. • Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to interpret and communicate complex project data. • Ability to interface with external stakeholders including, but not limited to, engineering firms, equipment vendors and construction contractors. • Ability to work in a multi-faceted work environment and multitask. WORK ENVIRONMENT/ PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Constantly operates a computer. • Must be able to remain stationary 50% of the time. • Ability to travel 10% of the time.