Project Controls Engineer

The role

The Project Controls Engineer ensures jobs are set up accurately, tracks production and labor efficiency against plan, and supports project closeout. The role validates data, maintains tracking tools, and reports status and variances to project, operations, and finance teams.

What you will do

• Set up new jobs in cost and reporting systems, including cost codes, budgets, work breakdown structures, and approved scopes.
• Support Project Controls Managers in loading and verifying baseline budgets, quantities, labor hours, and production rates.
• Maintain job templates, data standards, and change documentation.
• Support Project Controls Managers in processing scope, budget, and code changes.
• Collect and validate field quantities, installed progress, and labor hours on a weekly cycle.
• Track productivity, earned hours, and labor efficiency against budget.
• Reconcile timekeeping, cost, and progress data.
• Prepare weekly dashboards and variance reports.
• Support forecast updates with production, labor, and cost-to-complete inputs.
• Track closeout tasks, open commitments, final quantities, and remaining costs.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Two or more years of experience in project controls, cost or production tracking, or project coordination.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of cost, scheduling, or ERP systems.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication.

Nice to have

• construction or industrial experience
• knowledge of earned value
• PMP, CCP, or similar certification

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay
• Life and disability insurance
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

About the company

Loenbro is a construction lifecycle partner across the U.S. serving various industries including Electrical, Mechanical & Structural, Soft Crafts, Inspection, Underground Maintenance and Installation, and Fabrication.