Project Controls Engineer

About Aegis

The Aegis Companies provide expert project control services to the construction industry's most respected contractors, owners, and operators. Headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, we employ driven professionals dedicated to keeping construction projects on time and within budget.

Aegis provides all new employees with the training, opportunities, and tools to be the top project controls professionals in the industry. Experienced construction professionals contribute their unique experience and ideas to strengthen our organization.  Employees new to the industry learn the “Aegis way” and earn the opportunity to become trusted senior staff.

With over two decades of experience solving the industry's toughest challenges, our regional offices throughout the United States and Europe enable our team members to work on projects anywhere in the world.

About the Role

We are currently looking for a Project Controls Engineer to provide scheduling support services to our valued client's data center practice. This position will work with a team of professionals, including client project managers, construction professionals, and project stakeholders, to develop, manage, and monitor CPM schedules and project control systems throughout a project's life cycle. This role is a significant project team position with many growth opportunities

General responsibilities include:

• Development, maintenance, and monitoring of construction CPM Schedules. 

• Review project documents and specifications to develop baseline schedules that accurately include all required dates, activities, and milestones. 

• Perform progress schedule updates to include comprehensive reporting and narratives. 

• Review project schedules and provide recommendations based on execution goals. 

• Perform critical path analyses, identify schedule-related problems, and recommend corrective actions. 

• Conduct site walks for progress validation and prepare monthly reporting packages for the project site team. 

• Review the contractor’s progress and present it to management for decision-making. 

• Develop metrics, KPIs, and benchmarks to support the program. 

• Cost and resource management and reporting. 

• Identification and evaluation of risk and impacts within project schedules. 

• Communicate project status and challenges effectively. 

• Meet with project teams, clients, owners, and various stakeholders. 

Requirements: 

• Three or more years of experience in project controls and CPM scheduling within the vertical construction industry. 

• One or more years of experience in project controls for data centers.  

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction, project management, or a related field. This requirement may be waived with five or more years of direct, vertical construction industry experience. 

• Proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6. 

• Ability to accurately interpret construction documents. 

• Knowledge of construction means, methods, and sequences. 

• Experience developing construction project schedules for data center projects. 

• Cost and resource management and reporting, 

• Familiarity with contractual clauses as they apply to planning and scheduling, 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously, 

• AACEI PSP or PMI-SP certification(s) preferred. 

• This role requires being full-time on-site. 

Benefits and Perks:

• Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) + employer match
• Life and AD&D coverage 100% employer-paid
• Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Life Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off + 10 paid holidays
• Wellness Program
• Squishy rhinos
• Team events