Senior Project Controls Specialist

The Planet Group
Charlotte, NC

Job Title: Senior Project Controls Specialist

Duration: 3-year Contract

Location: Charlotte, NC 28202

**Glider Assessment Required** Glider Assessment: 2026 Primavera P6


Senior Project Controls Specialist Description

  • Leads development and maintenance of:

Common Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)

Project schedules

Cost forecasts

Systems to track and trend cash flow projections

Project change control management

  • Communications associated with project controls
  • Assists in the development and generation of project controls routine analytics for communication(s) prescribed by the business unit
  • Leads the data collection, verification, validation and analysis of data to support project controls communications
  • Responsible for distributing and archiving project controls reports as appropriate
  • Provide presentation quality reports and communications as needed to project and management teams and be available to present if needed to project team/management team
  • Track and manage changes to the project scope, schedule and cost. Identify, assess, gain approval, and distribute change requests, change notices or change orders in a manner compliant with internal governance standards and terms and conditions of relevant contracts (as appropriate)
  • Support team in audit reviews and communications
  • Assists in the coordination for P6 schedule origination, maintenance and baselining for project controls functions, and self-assessment initiatives relevant to types of projects typically managed by the project controls group
  • Coordinate improvement opportunities, adoption of best practices to address gaps in performance
  • Supports systems to track and communicate project status, perform project controls related analyses at a level appropriate for projects/programs for the assigned business
  • Responsible for maintaining effective relationships with customers, supports the resolution of quality issues and complete assignments (proposals, project tasks, reports, etc.) within negotiated budgets and schedules


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