Project Controls Specialist

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Founded in 1944, Lochner is a trusted infrastructure services provider for aviation, surface transportation and water clients who need high-quality, forward-looking solutions to complex challenges. Our vision is to become a Top 100 leader in the A/E industry, centered on an agile, engaged, and empowered workforce coming together to embrace the art of the possible and make a lasting difference in our world.

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As a Project Controls Specialist, you will play a critical leadership role in the planning, monitoring, and controlling of large-scale infrastructure or capital programs. Working closely with project managers, discipline leads, and client stakeholders, you will oversee cost control, schedule management, risk analysis, contract/change management, and data/content management across the project lifecycle. You will ensure that delivery performance is measured, reported, and optimized in alignment with contractual obligations and industry best practices.

Your Impact

• Lead project controls activities including, but not limited to, scheduling, cost estimating, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across one or more major programs or projects.
• Develop and maintain integrated master schedules (Primavera P6 or equivalent) to support project execution and monitor progress.
• Establish and manage project budgets, cost control systems, and cash flow forecasts in coordination with project finance teams.
• Perform earned value analysis, variance analysis, and performance trend assessments.
• Lead monthly project reporting cycles and interface with clients on all project controls matters.
• Implement change control procedures, assessing the cost and schedule impact of scope changes.
• Support risk and opportunity management processes, including qualitative and quantitative risk analysis.
• Oversee data capture, validation/integrity for reporting.
• Monitor/oversee content/document management and configuration controls.
• Ensure compliance with corporate standards, client requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Mentor and manage a team of project controls professionals, providing guidance and technical oversight.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10-25 years of experience in project controls, with at least 3 years in a lead or managerial role.
• Proficiency in project controls tools such as Primavera P6, Procore, Deltek Acumen, EcoSys, MS Project, Oracle Unifier, etc.
• Solid understanding of cost engineering, scheduling, earned value management (EVM), and risk analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or professional certification (e.g., PMP, CCP, EVP, PSP).
• Experience with large, multi-disciplinary infrastructure or transportation projects.
• Familiarity with various alternative contract delivery. (e.g., D-B, PDB, CMGC, P3)
• Experience working with public-sector clients or in joint venture environments.

Joining Lochner means gaining access to a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your health and financial well-being throughout your career.

Lochner provides an extensive total rewards package that includes:

• Competitive Premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Paid Time Off and Flexible Holiday Program
• Company Paid Disability (includes paid Maternity Leave), and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with Employer Contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical Expenses and/or Dependent Care
• Paid Family Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• Flexible Work Schedules (Hybrid or Remote, when possible)
• Wellness Program for Physical and Mental Health
• Lochner Cares Non-Profit 501c3
• Education and Training Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Paid Time Off for Charitable Acts of Service

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Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Intermittent sitting, walking, standing, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, twisting, stoop, crawl, and lifting. The employee must frequently lift and/or move light equipment up to 20 pounds. Must be alert to equipment in the field, occasional need to work near hazardous equipment and machinery, occasional need to walk on uneven ground, exposure to dust, gas or fumes, exposure to noise, extremes in temperature or humidity, and potential work at heights.

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Lochner is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. Lochner provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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