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Job Description:
At Parsons, we’re helping shape the future of infrastructure, transportation, and critical capital programs through innovative engineering, technical services, and project management solutions. As investment in essential infrastructure continues to grow, our teams are leading complex, high-impact programs that make a lasting difference in communities across the region. It’s an exciting time to join a collaborative, inclusive, and forward-thinking workplace that values innovation, excellence, and long-term career growth.
We’re seeking Project Controls Specialists with strong expertise in cost and scheduling management to join our expanding team. This is a highly critical skill set in today’s market, offering the opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-visibility engineering and construction programs with confidence and precision. If you enjoy transforming complex project data into clear, actionable insights, collaborating across disciplines, and contributing to successful program delivery, this is an outstanding opportunity to build lasting career momentum.
These opportunities will be supporting PG&E in Central California (Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton), providing the chance to work alongside a hallmark client on impactful, high-visibility programs. Candidates are required to be located within 60 miles of these locations — any business travel expenses incurred will be reimbursed, including mileage.
What You’ll Do
As a key member of the project controls team, you will help drive project performance by providing strong cost and schedule oversight across multi-phase programs. In this role, you will:
- Develop, update, and maintain detailed project schedules, primarily using Primavera P6
- Establish and monitor cost control baselines and budgets for complex projects
- Perform earned value analysis, variance analysis, and forecasting for both cost and schedule performance
- Prepare progress reports, dashboards, and performance updates for internal leadership and client stakeholders
- Partner with project managers, discipline leads, and finance teams to align scope, schedule, and budget
- Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and what-if schedule/cost analysis
- Assist with change management, including evaluation of change orders and analysis of schedule and cost impacts
- Contribute to claims support and time-impact analyses as needed
What We’re Looking For
We’re interested in candidates who bring a strong foundation in project controls and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset. Ideal candidates will have:
- Significant hands-on experience in project controls, with a strong emphasis on scheduling and cost management
- Experience supporting large, complex engineering or construction programs
- Strong proficiency in Primavera P6
- Experience integrating schedule and cost data to provide a complete view of project performance
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively
- The ability to work collaboratively across teams, functions, and locations in a fast-paced environment
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Typically 5+ years of related experience in project controls, cost management, and scheduling
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!Salary Range: $74,800.00 - $130,900.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- 5+ years related experience in project controls, cost management, and scheduling
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Significant hands-on experience in project controls with emphasis on scheduling and cost management
- Strong proficiency in Primavera P6
- Experience performing earned value analysis, variance analysis, and forecasting
- Experience supporting large, complex engineering or construction programs
- Experience integrating schedule and cost data to present project performance
- Ability to prepare progress reports, dashboards, and stakeholder presentations
- Ability to support change management, claims support, and time‑impact analyses
- Located within 60 miles of Fresno, Bakersfield, or Stockton, CA
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parsons Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Parsons Corporation.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
Parsons Corporation Insights
What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
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