Project Controls Specialist I

13-Oct-2026Project Controls SpecialistUnited States Steel CorporationPittsburgh 14492BR

The Project Controls Specialist is an entry level position responsible for planning, organizing and managing the administrative and financial aspects of projects to ensure they are completed on time, within budget and to the required quality standards. This individual will play a key role in monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing project performance to ensure successful project delivery by working closely with project managers and other key stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Budget and cost control - maintain budgets, cost estimates and forecasts and track actual costs against plans and perform a variance analysis.
• Schedule management - Create and update project schedule, track progress and identify schedule risks.
• Data integrity - ensure accurate, consistent, and timely project data by inputting, maintaining and verifying the data and financials within the Oracle system.
• Performance monitoring - Prepare and monitor project performance metrics, (i.e., regular progress reports, dashboards, etc.) to track progress for project stakeholders and management and identify areas of improvement.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business or related field with zero to one year of experience.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and use of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System with Oracle preferred.
• Excellent communication, coordination and stakeholder management skills to facilitation project progress and decision making.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to interpret and communicate complex project data.
• Ability to interface with external stakeholders including, but not limited to, engineering firms, equipment vendors and construction contractors.
• Ability to work in a multi-faceted work environment and multitask.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/ PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Constantly operates a computer.
• Must be able to remain stationary 50% of the time.
• Ability to travel 10% of the time.

At U. S. Steel all employees are expected to display the following core competencies every day to advance corporate, team and individual goals:

Think: Think Critically and Drive Change

Lead: Develop Talent and Collaborate

Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.

We show pride in our communities with community partnerships, corporate charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, leadership training, and much more. And of course, we have a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel.

We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following:

• Newsweek's Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2021, '22, '23
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Equality 100 Award 2020, '21,'22, '23
• Disability:IN's Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, '22, '23
• Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies 2022, '23
• Military Times' Best for Vets: Employers 2023
• Mansfield Certification for progressing Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Legal Department: 2023

Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel's success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company's success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. (California residents may visit www.ussteel.com/CANotice regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel''s privacy practices.)

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