About this role
🚧 Our Client is Hiring: Project Controls Specialist — Abilene, TX 🚧
Our client a booming commercial construction company in Abilene, TX is looking for an experienced Project Controls Specialist to join their onsite team! This project is starting in phase one (3-4 years) and then phase two will start and go for another 4+ years.
📍 Onsite, Abilene, TX (M–S)
📆 Long-term, W2- generous benefits, 401K plus match, PTO,
💰 80K– 90K DOE + $175/day per diem (if 2+ hours away) + possible car allowance
🗓️ Start date: ASAP
✅ 2+ years construction experience (engineer, APM, project coordinator, estimator, etc)
✅ 2+ years Procore experience a MUST
✅ Comfortable reading contracts/scopes and owning schedule, reporting, and issue tracking
What you'll do:
🔹 Work directly alongside the onsite PM team, reporting to Senior Project Controls Leader
🔹 Build and maintain the project controls framework, schedule baselines, and performance reporting (weekly, monthly, KPI, dashboards, etc.)
🔹 Own daily issue tracking and maintain a daily field issue log through resolution
🔹 Coordinate inputs across engineering, procurement, construction, commercial, finance, and field teams
🔹 Spot trends, risks, and inconsistencies before they become real problems
🔹 Deliver independent analysis to the PM — not just pass-through reporting
If you're detail-driven, thrive on keeping busy project teams organized, and want to grow with a fast-moving commercial construction company — this could be your next move!
***********LOCAL CANDIDATES HIGHLY PREFERRED! If not in Abilene, then 2-3 hours away. TX only! *********
Please Note: This position is open to candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. We are not able to consider C2C arrangements or third-party submissions.