Project Controls Specialist
- Compensation
- $120K–$140K / yr
- Location
- West Mifflin, PA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in a DOE related field from an accredited university. Five (5) years’ experience of performing project controls tasks described above may be accepted in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
- At least five (5) years of experience in Project Controls in developing and implementing an Earned Value Management System (EVMS), experience with EVMS standards and tools, monitoring and evaluating c
- Proficiency with Primavera Scheduling Software.
- Ability to evaluate, monitor, and participate in detailed performance analysis of schedule management systems.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). DOE environmental remediation project management experience, preferred.
- Level I: Minimum education and experience as described above.
- Level II: Minimum education, as described above, and at least eight (8) years of experience in Project Controls in developing and implementing an Earned Value Management system, experience with EVMS s
- Level III: Minimum education, as described above, at least eleven (11) years of experience in Project Controls in developing and implementing an Earned Value Management system, experience with EVMS st
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a security or clearance badge.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- DOE experience.
- Project Management Professional Certification.
Full description
Title: Project Controls Specialist
Location: Bettis Atomic Laboratory- West Mifflin, PA
Job Type: Exempt/Full-Time
Salary: $120,000-$140,000/ year
Experience: 5 to 7 years
Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance / Accounting / Economics
Updated: June 29, 2026
Company Description
Now is the time to join Lindahl Reed, Inc. Lindahl Reed is a scientific, engineering, technical, and research company supporting the nation’s most critical missions in Energy Innovation, National Security, and Environmental Stewardship. At Lindahl Reed, we live our values every day. Integrity, trust, and excellence are the foundation of everything we do. We are committed to pioneering innovative solutions, enabling cutting-edge technologies, and advancing a cleaner, and more resilient and secure world. We are hiring creative, motivated, and talented people with a passion for doing what's right, what's smart, and what works.
Description/Job Summary
Lindahl Reed is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Project Control Specialist to support Deactivation and Decommissioning (D&D) projects for Department of Energy (DOE) sites. This role will play a key part in project financial planning, performance tracking, and compliance, ensuring delivery teams stay on schedule, within scope, and on budget. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and possess a solid understanding of federal contracting requirements, project finance, and performance reporting. The Project Control Specialist should have the ability to work well with internal and external customers. This position will report directly to the Project Manager.
Responsibilities:
The Project Controls Support specialist will provide services which may include, but are not limited to, the following primary responsibilities:
- Provide assistance to Department of Energy (DOE) personnel to maintain the Federal Baseline, control and make revisions to the approved schedule and the associated cost impacts related to federal changes.
- Schedule assessments, including all planned work activities, associated durations, and inter-dependencies with other project work to ascertain cost and schedule impacts to the critical path associated with proposed federal changes and to judge for reasonableness.
- Evaluation of the current approved federal schedule (work activities along with their associated durations, required resources, predecessor, and successor activities) and cost as planned prior to the changes requested by the FPD’s.