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Project Controls Specialist-Mission Critical Facilities

Stantec
Posted 14 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Chicago, IL, US

Salary

$85,000 - $123,300 per year

Contract type

Full Time

Tuition Reimbursement
Flexible Spending Account
Wellness Program

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  • Stantec is seeking a Project Controls professional to manage project budgets, forecasts, and performance monitoring, requiring a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
  • The role involves developing project schedules, analyzing risks, and ensuring compliance with internal standards and external contractual requirements.
  • Candidates will be responsible for financial management, including tracking costs and preparing regular reports for project teams and leadership.
  • The position offers a competitive salary, which is determined based on education, qualifications, experience, and work location, with potential bonus eligibility.
  • Employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k), paid holidays, and vacation accrual.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Control

  • Develop and maintain detailed project budgets, forecasts (EAC/ETC), and cash flow projections.
  • Establish and manage cost and schedule control structures (WBS) aligned with project scope and execution plans.
  • Monitor project performance using earned value and other key performance indicators; identify trends, risks, and variances.
  • Support baseline development, change management, and reforecasting activities.

Financial Management & Reporting

  • Track project costs, labor utilization, and profitability across internal teams and subconsultants.
  • Prepare and deliver regular project controls reports for project teams and leadership, including variance analysis and corrective action recommendations.
  • Coordinate with Finance on revenue recognition, invoicing support, and financial close activities as required.
  • Ensure compliance with internal project controls standards and external contractual requirements.

Schedule Management

  • Support development and maintenance of project schedules in coordination with Project Managers and discipline leads.
  • Analyze schedule impacts, critical path, and resource loading where applicable.
  • Integrate schedule data with cost and forecast reporting to provide a holistic view of project performance.

Risk, Change, and Governance

  • Support identification and quantification of project risks and opportunities.
  • Assist with change order evaluations, pricing support, and documentation.
  • Provide guidance on project controls best practices and mentor junior project controls staff as needed.

Stantec’s Buildings team is on a mission to become the world’s leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.

Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.

Join us and design your place with Stantec.


Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements



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