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Senior Project Controls Specialist
- City of Durham (Durham, NC)
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Senior Project Controls Specialist
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Senior Project Controls Specialist
Salary
$63,242.00 - $98,103.00 Annually
Location
Durham, NC
Job Type
Full time with benefits
Job Number
25-05629
Department
General Services
Opening Date
09/22/2025
Closing Date
Continuous
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Position Description
Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
The General Services Department's (http://durhamnc.gov/733/General-Services) innovative, highly qualified, service-oriented individuals support the City we love. Building and maintaining city facilities and public spaces is what we do. Promoting our enviable quality of life and serving as a foundation of a healthy economy is why we do it. If you're interested in applying your unique skills to meaningful work while growing in your career, our team is for you!
Hiring Range: $63,242 - $98,103
Workdays/Hours: Monday - Friday / 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Position assists and supports multiple project controls or systems related tasks for the GSD Project Management Division on large or multiple projects. The position requires business management acumen and must demonstrate strong leadership, organizational and time management skills, as well as have strong communication and client service skills.
Duties/Responsibilities
+ Establish, upkeep and reinforce PM Division standard operating procedures, templates and project delivery manual.
+ Working with PM Division and Contract Compliance group, oversees contract initiation, compliance and maintenance for projects in PM portfolio.
+ Working with PM Division and Contract Compliance group, oversee Agenda Item initiation and tracking.
+ Oversee and support PM Portfolio with budget and schedule tracking, reporting and issues.
+ Oversee and support PM Portfolio with project set-up in PM files, and other tools/systems, as required.
+ Oversee and support PM Division Performance Measure metrics in setting, tracking, analyzing and implementing (required recovery measures) for all group Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
+ Leads Project Controls strategy/set-up.
+ Oversees systems troubleshooting.
+ Takes action on non-compliance issues.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
+ Associate degree or equivalent.
+ Three years of paraprofessional support experience in the area of assignment.
Additional Preferred Skills
+ Bachelor’s degree in Business, Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering or a directly related field.
+ Experience in engineering and/or project management controls.
+ E xperience maintaining organizational standard operating procedures .
+ E xperience w ith MS Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Benefits – General Full-Time Employees
+ 12-13 paid holidays per year
+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year
+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year
+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
+ State and City retirement plans
+ Short and long term disability plans
+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
+ Paid funeral leave
+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
+ 4 hours parental leave each year
+ Workman's Compensation Insurance
+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
+ State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)
+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service
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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
+ City of Durham Website
+ Walk in
+ Job fair
+ Employee referral
+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***
+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
+ Craig's List
+ Facebook
+ LinkedIn
+ GlassDoor
+ governmentjobs.com
+ Monster.com
+ Indeed.com
+ Employment Security Commission
+ Magazine/Newspaper
+ Other
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If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
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Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
+ Associates Degree
+ Bachelor's Degree
+ Master's Degree
+ Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)
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If you have an associate degree or higher level of education, is your degree in Business, Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering or a directly related field?
+ No
+ Yes
+ I have no degree.
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How many years of paraprofessional support experience in the area of assignment do you have?
+ No related experience
+ Less than 1 year of related experience
+ 1 year but less than 3 years
+ 3 years but less than 7 years
+ 7 or more years
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How many years of engineering and/or project management controls experience do you have?
+ No related experience
+ Less than 1 year of experience
+ 1 year but less than 3 years
+ 3 years but less than 7 years
+ 7 or more years
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How would you rate your experience level with MS Office applications such as Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint?
+ No experience
+ Beginner level
+ Intermediate level
+ Advanced level
+ Expert level
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How would you rate your experience level with maintaining organizational standard operating procedures?
+ No experience
+ Beginner level
+ Intermediate level
+ Advanced level
+ Expert level
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