Project Controls Specialist

COCKRAM and COCKRAM

. Support intake, review, tracking, and reconciliation of invoices .

Posted 10/10/2026full-timeDurham • North Carolina • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.

Demonstrates expertise in financial reconciliation, project controls, and data analysis, with proficiency in tools like Power BI and advanced Excel. Capable of interpreting complex project schedules and delivering clear analytical insights to stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Financial ReconciliationProject ControlsData AnalysisPower BIOracle Primavera Cloud

ATS Keywords

Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills

Invoice ReviewCost AdministrationData ValidationSchedule ReportingExcelData VisualizationData ReconciliationEarned Value ConceptsCost ForecastingChange Management

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailOrganizationWritten CommunicationProblem-SolvingCuriosity

Tools & Technologies

Power BIOracle Primavera CloudMicrosoft ProjectV-PlannerMicrosoft Copilot

Industry Keywords

Construction Project TerminologyWork PackagesSPI/LPI ConceptsMilestonesFloat ErosionCritical Path ConceptsAudit-Ready RecordsManagement Review Products

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support intake, review, tracking, and reconciliation of invoices
Validate cost codes, work packages, purchase orders, supporting documentation, approval status, and contract/project alignment
Maintain invoice logs, aging reports, exception lists, approval status, and audit-ready supporting records
Coordinate resolution of discrepancies with Project Controls, Finance, Procurement, contractors, and project stakeholders
Extract, clean, combine, validate, and reconcile data from project-control sources
Support recurring analytical tools and reporting products, including progress trend, SPI/LPI, work-package trajectory, exception, and executive key-findings outputs
Produce first-pass analysis identifying anomalies, missing data, forecast movement, unfavorable trends, reconciliation gaps, and items requiring review
Support schedule-data exports and reporting from Oracle Primavera Cloud or similar tools
Interpret integrated schedules, work-package LOE activities, milestone dates, dependencies, float erosion, critical/near-critical concepts, and planned-versus-earned progress relationships
Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, Excel models, PowerPoint management reports, and standardized data visualizations
Perform quality-control checks to ensure reporting outputs reconcile to source data and assumptions, formulas, dates, and mappings are auditable
Document business rules, refresh steps, data sources, calculations, and limitations for consistent report maintenance and transition
Partner with Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost, Finance, Procurement, Building Leads, Construction Management, and external partners to clarify data needs and deliver timely analysis

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Engineering, Construction Management, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
Five or more years of experience in project controls, project analytics, cost administration, construction data analysis, finance operations, scheduling support, or a related environment
Experience supporting invoice review, financial reconciliation, progress reporting, schedule reporting, dashboards, or project-control data processes
Working knowledge of construction-project terminology, work packages, earned progress, SPI/LPI concepts, milestones, float erosion, and critical-path concepts
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Proficiency with Power BI or comparable business-intelligence and data-visualization tools
Ability to structure, reconcile, and analyze large datasets from multiple sources while preserving traceability to originating records
Ability to read and interpret high-level project schedules and understand planned versus earned progress, schedule windows, milestones, dependencies, float erosion, and critical/near-critical concepts
Strong attention to detail, organization, written communication, and ability to explain analytical findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders
Demonstrated problem-solving, curiosity, and willingness to investigate unfamiliar tools, data sources, and business questions
Working experience with Oracle Primavera Cloud, Microsoft Project, V-Planner, Perform, or similar scheduling and progress systems preferred
Practical experience using Microsoft Copilot or another approved AI tool preferred
Familiarity with earned-value concepts, cost forecasting, cash flow, accruals, invoice controls, change management, and audit-ready project records preferred
Experience developing executive PowerPoint reporting, dashboards, and recurring management review products preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Relocation assistance
FSA/HSA/HRA options
Life insurance
Short-term disability insurance
Long-term disability insurance
401(k) with 4% match
3 weeks paid vacation
Paid sick time
8 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
$250 annual wellness stipend
Tuition reimbursement