Project Controls Engineer/Project Manager

Procon is a top-ranked construction management and technology consulting firm with 25 years of experience delivering high-impact projects across the U.S. and worldwide. An ENR Top 100 CM/PM firm for five consecutive years, we specialize in program management, project controls, commissioning, and technology—and offer an excellent platform to grow your career while shaping the future of the built environment.

Procon Consulting is currently seeking an Project Controls Engineer/Project Manager specializing in scheduling to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will assist in the successful delivery and oversight of large scale building construction projects, helping to create, monitor, and report on project schedules to ensure timely completion within budget. This role will require strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree is required in construction management, engineering, or a related technical field.

• Experience in generating, managing, updating and coordinating short interval production schedules (SIPS).

• Experience working with the Last Planner System (LPS) implementing lean construction practices and milestone planning, pull-planning and percent completed tracking.

• Expertise in Primavera P6 and MS Project software with demonstrated proficiency in building and analyzing Critical Path Method (CPM) schedules.

• Onsite experience on large complex construction projects working as a project control manager, project manager, or quality assurance/control manager.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in construction scheduling, with a strong track record in CPM methodologies.

• Deep understanding of commercial construction projects, including contracts, design documents, and specifications.

• Experience supporting large vertical construction, utility, and infrastructure projects.

• Familiarity with large-scale or complex scheduling environments, including development and assessment of Programmatic Schedules, Integrated Master Schedules and detailed analysis of Time Impact Analyses (TIAs).

• Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement and reporting.

• Able to work onsite in a fast-paced construction environment and able to work well with others and is solutions-focused.

• Expertise working regularly with traditional PMIS platforms such as Procore, Kahua or similar.

• Must possess excellent communication and problem-solving skills within a team environment.

• Strongly preferred but not required: candidates with professional certifications in scheduling, experience as a general contractor, proficiency in Schedule Validator, and knowledge of Primavera Risk Analysis.

• Strongly preferred but not required: Construction experience on large data center or technology campus projects or projects with complex MEP systems and cooling demands.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Plan, develop, generate, coordinate, update, manage Short Interval Production Schedules (SIPS) at the project and program level, including regularly updating and distributing deliverables to project stakeholders.

• Attend, coordinate, manage and lead onsite pull planning sessions and work with contractors and vendors to generate and update schedules.

• Attend, coordinate, manage and lead onsite progress meetings with project stakeholders.

• Track progress of planned and in-place work and update and distribute project schedules accordingly.

• Manage and update complex Project Schedules, Programmatic Schedules and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).

• Evaluate construction schedules for compliance, performance, and risk, including thorough assessments of Time Impact Analyses (TIA) and Change Orders (CO).

• Collaborate cross-functionally to align scopes of work across concurrent projects and concurrent trades within a project.

• Deliver timely and insightful reporting by synthesizing data from various sources and communicating scheduling impacts across program and project stakeholders.

• Participate proactively in project lifecycle activities—such as design reviews, procurement strategy sessions, and coordination meetings—to maintain a deep understanding of project and program dynamics.

• Provide onsite support when needed, with occasional local travel.

Benefits

Salary commensurate with experience.

Interested and qualified candidates please submit a cover letter and a resume.

Procon offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including full medical/dental insurance and 401(K) plan. Procon is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.