Senior Project Controls Specialist
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Country: United States
Category: Project Controls
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: April 15, 2026
Job ID: 646572
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Project Controls Specialist
Location: Charlotte, NC 28202
Contract length: 2-year Contract
Pay: $60/hr - $65.72/hr
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
- 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
- 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
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About The Planet Group
The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
