Project Control Specialist

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Entech Civil Engineers, Inc. (Entech) is seeking an experienced Project Controls Specialist to support transportation and infrastructure programs and projects in Houston, Texas. The Project Controls Specialist will support project and program controls activities with a primary focus on risk management, scheduling, cash flow forecasting, and performance reporting. The ideal candidate will have previous hands-on project controls experience and a working knowledge of project controls principles and practices.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules, including activities, logic, milestones, progress, and critical path.
• Maintain and analyze project risk registers, including risk identification, scoring, mitigation actions, and ongoing monitoring.
• Develop and maintain project cash flow forecasts and projections based on schedules, budgets, expenditures, and anticipated work.
• Analyze project performance, trends, and variances and identify potential schedule, cost, or risk impacts.
• Coordinate with project managers and technical teams to collect, review, and validate project controls information.
• Prepare project controls reports, dashboards, and management-level summaries.
• Support monthly and quarterly project controls updates and reporting.
• Review project controls information for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Maintain organized and traceable project controls documentation.
• Support the development and improvement of project controls procedures, templates, and tools.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–7 years of relevant project controls, project management, construction management, or infrastructure experience preferred.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with project scheduling, risk management, cost management, and/or cash flow forecasting, with experience across multiple project controls functions preferred.
• Working knowledge of CPM scheduling principles, including logic relationships, milestones, float, and critical path.
• Experience developing or maintaining project schedules, risk registers, budgets, forecasts, or cash flow projections.
• Ability to independently review project information, identify trends or inconsistencies, and determine when additional information or follow-up is needed.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC), Microsoft Project, or similar project controls software preferred.
• Experience with Power BI or other reporting and visualization tools is a plus.
• Transportation, infrastructure, engineering, or construction industry experience strongly preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

As part of the interview process, candidates may be asked to complete a brief skills assessment involving schedule analysis, risk management, cash flow forecasting, and project controls problem-solving.

BENEFITS

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401k Investments/Match
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays