Project Controls Specialist

Location: Project-Based
Employment Type: Full-Time
Travel: Approximately 75% Travel Required

Drive Performance Behind World-Class Mission-Critical Projects

The successful delivery of hyperscale data centers and mission-critical infrastructure requires more than exceptional construction execution. It requires disciplined cost management, reliable forecasting, accurate reporting, and proactive project performance monitoring. Project Controls Specialists play a critical role in helping project teams make informed decisions, identify risks early, and maintain alignment with project budgets, schedules, and operational objectives.

About Michels Infrastructure Solutions

Michels Infrastructure Solutions (MIS) brings together the full capabilities of the Michels Family of Companies under a Super General Contractor (Super GC) model, providing mission-critical owners and developers with a single point of accountability for every phase of project execution. By combining self-performed specialty design, construction, and commissioning services, MIS delivers large-scale, multidisciplinary projects with greater control over safety, quality, schedule, and cost.

MIS specializes in the delivery of hyperscale data centers and mission-critical facilities, leveraging expertise across mass grading and site development, wet and dry utilities, fiber and telecommunications infrastructure, ground improvement, deep foundations, structural concrete, power infrastructure, and commissioning. Our integrated delivery approach enables customers to partner with a single-source team capable of executing some of North America's most complex and demanding infrastructure projects.

Position Overview

As a Project Controls Specialist, you will support project controls functions across large-scale hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects. Working closely with Project Managers, Project Controls Managers, field leadership, accounting, procurement, and executive stakeholders, you will assist in developing forecasts, tracking project costs, monitoring budgets, maintaining reporting systems, and supporting project performance analysis.

This role serves as a key resource for project teams by providing accurate project data, maintaining reporting consistency, identifying performance trends, and helping ensure projects remain aligned with financial and operational objectives.

Success requires strong analytical capabilities, financial awareness, organizational discipline, communication skills, and attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities

• Support project controls activities including forecasting, budgeting, cost tracking, reporting, and project performance analysis.
• Assist with maintaining project budgets, cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and project dashboards.
• Monitor project costs, commitments, labor performance, procurement activities, and productivity trends.
• Support monthly forecasting cycles and project reporting processes.
• Assist in identifying budget variances, schedule impacts, risks, and performance trends.
• Help maintain project controls systems, tools, procedures, and reporting standards.

What You'll Do

• Support project controls efforts across hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Analyze project costs, commitments, forecasts, labor productivity, procurement status, and project financial performance.
• Develop and maintain project reports, dashboards, KPI metrics, and forecasting tools.
• Assist project teams with budget management, change tracking, cash flow forecasting, and project reporting.
• Support project reviews, forecasting meetings, operational reviews, and executive reporting activities.
• Collaborate with accounting, procurement, project management, field operations, and scheduling teams to maintain accurate project information.
• Track project trends and identify opportunities for improvement in project performance and reporting.
• Support project startup, execution, commissioning, turnover, and closeout reporting requirements.
• Assist with implementation and continuous improvement of project controls processes and systems.

Why Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.?

• We deliver some of North America's largest and most complex hyperscale data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• We leverage a unique Super GC delivery model that combines specialty construction capabilities under a single-source execution approach.
• We provide exposure to every phase of project delivery, from planning and procurement through commissioning and turnover.
• We are family owned and operated.
• We invest an average of $5,000 per employee per year in training and career development.
• We perform challenging, meaningful work that supports cloud computing, artificial intelligence, digital connectivity, and economic growth.
• We believe everyone is responsible for promoting safety, regardless of job title.
• We are part of the Michels Family of Companies, one of North America's largest and most diversified energy and infrastructure contractors.
• We offer opportunities for career growth across project controls, project management, operations, finance, and leadership.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Legal Plan
• Identity Theft Protection and Monitoring Plan

Benefits may vary based on position and location.

Why You?

• You like to surround yourself with dedicated, value-driven people.
• You relish new challenges and evolving technology.
• You cringe when you hear: “Because that's the way we've always done it.”
• You enjoy analyzing information and identifying trends that improve business performance.
• You thrive in environments where organization, planning, and accountability drive success.
• You are motivated by ownership, continuous improvement, and helping teams achieve successful project outcomes.
• You want your work to directly impact the delivery of world-class infrastructure projects.

What It Takes

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Business, Project Management, Economics, or a related discipline and 2+ years of project controls, project management, cost controls, scheduling, finance, accounting, construction, engineering, or related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience supporting construction, mission-critical, data center, EPC, utility, industrial, power, or infrastructure projects is preferred.
• Understanding of budgeting, forecasting, cost management, project reporting, procurement tracking, and project performance measurement.
• Experience supporting project financial analysis, cost reporting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, or operational reporting is preferred.
• Ability to analyze project costs, commitments, productivity trends, procurement status, and financial performance data.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with Power BI, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, InEight, Oracle Primavera, SAP, Oracle, or similar project controls platforms is preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with project teams, field personnel, accounting, procurement, scheduling, and executive leadership.
• Commitment to safety, quality, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to travel approximately 75% and support long-term onsite project assignments throughout North America as required. Travel may include extended durations based on project assignments and business needs.

Join a company that powers progress. Be a part of Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.—where you don't just build projects, you build a career.