Project Controls Specialist

Salt Lake City, United States

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reference
Job reference 1282846
location
Location Salt Lake City, United States
sector
Sector Energy - Oil & Gas
function
Function Project Services
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published November 3, 2026
Job Title: Project Controls Specialist III
Duration: 12 months
Schedule: 5/40
Location: Salt Lake City, UT 

This opportunity supports regional capital projects by delivering financial controls, cost tracking, schedule monitoring, and project analysis within a process plant environment. The role is well suited to professionals with project controls, estimating, construction, and maintenance management expertise who can provide accurate, timely data to support decision-making. The work environment is primarily office-based with limited travel and close interaction with engineering, construction, logistics, and financial processes.


Requirements: 

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in planning, estimating, and construction or maintenance management in a process plant environment
  • Experience supporting capital projects through cost control and schedule control activities
  • Experience tracking contractor performance, processing project-related payments and supporting logistics coordination
  • Experience tracking and forecasting project costs across the full project lifecycle
  • Experience monitoring progress against budget throughout the year
  • Broad understanding of engineering, construction, logistics, and financial processes
  • Advanced knowledge of accounting, contracting, and procurement software systems and processes
  • Strong spreadsheet software skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver to required deadlines
  • Strong prioritisation skills
  • Ability to analyse how project activities affect the wider refinery operation
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Advanced reading and writing capability with the ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculations


Preferred Qualifications:

  • General proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Project, Access, and Primavera P6
  • General knowledge of procedures and practices for contracting field construction activities


About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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