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Are you a detail-driven professional with a passion for renewable energy and a desire to be at the heart of the action? Join our team as a site-based Project Controls Specialist and play a pivotal role in delivering safe, successful, and profitable utility-scale solar projects across the country. This is your opportunity to be embedded on-site—where your insights and decisions directly impact progress, safety, and sustainability for utility-scale renewable energy builds.

As a Project Controls Specialist, you'll be responsible for monitoring, and maintaining project schedules, cost controls, and financial reporting for the project. The Site Project Controls Specialist ensures accuracy in project planning, billing, and contract administration. This position requires a strong balance of analytical, technical, and leadership skills to support project delivery from planning through execution.

Location & Travel Details: You’ll get the opportunity to travel across the US, helping our team build renew able projects. This is a traveling position (up to 100%), where you will be onsite at a project location. You have the potential to be placed on a project site located in any state throughout the US. You’ll spend 8-12 months on average per project. We offer designated daily per diem in addition to base pay to support and help you cover living expenses. A vehicle allowance will be provided. This position is eligible for routine travel home (rotation) from the jobsite. 

Company Overview

MasTec Renewables, comprised of Wanzek Construction, IEA Constructors, and White Construction, combines over 20 years of experience in renewable energy construction. Depending on your position and project, you may work for one or more of our companies over your career with us. Join one of the largest construction firms in the country (Engineering News-Record [ENR]: #1 in Power, #17 Top 50 Domestic Heavy Contractors, #20 Transportation Contractor). 

We embrace diverse perspectives among our employees and across all levels of our business, including our suppliers, community partners, and clients. We have built a multidimensional workforce that brings valuable differences in perspectives, work ethics, and approaches to our organization. By collaborating across departments, we foster innovation and encourage everyone—from interns to executives—to share their ideas and make an impact. Our goal is to create a respectful work environment where all employees feel valued, included, and empowered to become innovative leaders in our industry.

The MasTec Renewables market sector is part of the MasTec Clean Energy & Infrastructure business segment. MasTec’s Clean Energy & Infrastructure (CE&I) segment generates over $4 billion in annual revenue, providing construction services across industrial, renewables and infrastructure sectors. Our renewables sector focuses on solar, wind and battery storage. Sustainability and safety are foundational to our culture and influence everything we do. 

MasTec, a minority-owned Fortune 500 company, has shaped the construction industry for more than 90 years. With over 35,000 employees and 400 offices nationwide, we provide flexibility and career growth in dynamic work environments. 

• Develop and monitor schedule and earned value baselines
• Maintain the master construction schedule baseline, logic, and updates by collecting data from project teams and contractors
• Analyze schedule performance, critical paths, and delays to recommend corrective actions
• Prepare and contribute to daily, weekly, and monthly project status reports
• Compile and track job costs and forecast monthly revenue streams
• Perform performance analysis and forecasting to support project decisions
• Establish and maintain cost control systems and procedures with monthly reporting
• Prepare project progress billings and client progress updates
• Review subcontractor payments, approve material invoices, and issue change orders
• Coordinate engineering studies, submittals, RFIs, and change order requests
• Partner with estimating teams during planning and project handoffs
• Support project reporting requirements and provide training on project management tools
• Collaborate with site management on financials, site progression, and performance of operations
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Two+ years of related experience in project controls or cost scheduling and planning
• Certification from the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering(AACEi), Project Management Institute(PMI), or a related industry institute is highly preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health and safety and of those who may be affected by the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working toward the company’s Zero Injury principles
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Organizational skills and ability to manage simultaneous tasks/assignments
• Exceptional team building skills and ability to collaborate with groups throughout the company
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to comprehend complex assignments
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong proficiency with scheduling software, particularly Primavera(P6)
• Experience with project management and reporting tools
• Demonstrated expertise in cost control, forecasting, earned value management, and billing procedures
• Knowledge or ability to learn earn value management(EVM)
• Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills

What's in it for you:

Financial Wellbeing

• Compensation $85,000 - $110,000/year base salary, commensurate with experience
• Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase
• 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care)

Health & Wellness

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) - coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children
• Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance

Family & Lifestyle

• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Military Leave, including Differential Pay and Benefits Continuation
• Employee Assistance Program

Planning for the Unexpected

• Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment
• Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage
• Emergency Travel Assistance Program
• Group legal plan

Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility: If you need accommodation as part of the employment process, contact ceicareers@mastec.com. Due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to individual requests regarding application status. Please log into your candidate profile for up-to-date information. 

MasTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasTec's policy to comply with all applicable state, federal and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

MasTec Clean Energy & Infrastructure and our subsidiaries do not work with any third-party recruiters or agencies without a valid signed agreement and partnership with the Corporate Talent Acquisition Team.

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EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Two+ years of related experience in project controls or cost scheduling and planning
• Certification from the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering(AACEi), Project Management Institute(PMI), or a related industry institute is highly preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health and safety and of those who may be affected by the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working toward the company’s Zero Injury principles
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Organizational skills and ability to manage simultaneous tasks/assignments
• Exceptional team building skills and ability to collaborate with groups throughout the company
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to comprehend complex assignments
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong proficiency with scheduling software, particularly Primavera(P6)
• Experience with project management and reporting tools
• Demonstrated expertise in cost control, forecasting, earned value management, and billing procedures
• Knowledge or ability to learn earn value management(EVM)
• Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills

What's in it for you:

Financial Wellbeing

• Compensation $85,000 - $110,000/year base salary, commensurate with experience
• Competitive pay with ongoing performance review and merit increase
• 401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Flexible spending account (Healthcare & Dependent care)

Health & Wellness

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (plan choice) - coverage for spouse, domestic partner, and children
• Diabetes Management, Telehealth Coverage, Prescription Drug Plan, Pet Insurance

Family & Lifestyle

• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Bereavement Leave
• Military Leave, including Differential Pay and Benefits Continuation
• Employee Assistance Program

Planning for the Unexpected

• Short and long-term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment
• Voluntary life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity coverage
• Emergency Travel Assistance Program
• Group legal plan

Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility: If you need accommodation as part of the employment process, contact ceicareers@mastec.com. Due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to individual requests regarding application status. Please log into your candidate profile for up-to-date information. 

MasTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasTec's policy to comply with all applicable state, federal and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

MasTec Clean Energy & Infrastructure and our subsidiaries do not work with any third-party recruiters or agencies without a valid signed agreement and partnership with the Corporate Talent Acquisition Team.

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#LI-Remote