About Careertakes

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What You’ll Do

This is an entry-level Project Controls role supporting construction and engineering projects for a confidential client under a Department of State Office of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) contract. You will assist senior project controls staff with schedule development, cost tracking, reporting, and documentation to help delivery teams monitor progress and meet project objectives.

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Key Responsibilities

• Assist with development, maintenance, and updates to project schedules using approved scheduling and project management software.
• Support cost tracking, budget monitoring, forecasting, and project performance reporting.
• Collect, organize, and analyze project data related to schedule, cost, progress, and resource utilization.
• Prepare project dashboards, status reports, performance metrics, presentations, and management briefings.
• Support schedule reviews, variance analyses, and progress assessments.
• Maintain project controls documentation, logs, databases, and reporting systems.
• Track RFIs, submittals, change requests, action items, and other project documentation.
• Support risk management activities by maintaining project risk registers and related tools.
• Attend project meetings; prepare meeting minutes, action item logs, and follow-up documentation.
• Coordinate with project managers, construction managers, engineers, inspectors, contractors, and government staff to gather information and support reporting needs.
• Assist with quality assurance reviews of project controls data.
• Use Microsoft Office and other project management/reporting tools to support project controls tasks.
• Perform other project controls and construction management support tasks as assigned.

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Qualifications (Required)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering Technology, Project Management, or a closely related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• No prior professional experience required (position is entry-level in accordance with contract requirements).
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of multidisciplinary teams.
• Only U.S. citizens with a current Secret security clearance are eligible to apply.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Internship, co-op, academic project, or other exposure to construction management, engineering, project controls, scheduling, or cost management.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of scheduling principles, critical path methodology, earned value management, cost control, or project performance measurement concepts.
• Familiarity with federal, international, institutional, or large-scale vertical construction projects.
• Interest in domestic and overseas project assignments.

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Location & Clearance

• Location: State Farm, VA (on-site or as required by project tasks).
• Security: Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold an active Secret security clearance. Candidates without required citizenship/clearance will not be considered.

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What We Offer

• Entry-level opportunity to join project teams supporting high-profile federal construction programs.
• Training and professional development to build project controls skills.
• Competitive benefits and merit-based rewards through the confidential client.
• A collaborative culture emphasizing work/life balance and ongoing learning.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind.
To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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