• Plan and coordinate the activities of employees • Establish employee schedules and coordinate priorities • Interview, hire and onboard new employees • Provide oversight and management of employees to ensure their duties are accomplished • Conduct meetings as needed with internal and external stakeholders to discuss project activities, schedules, workload • Assist employees where needed to accomplish their duties • Ensure staff have tools, training, and skill needed to complete their assigned duties independently • Ensure compliance of all staff with establish quality plans

Role Description As a Lead Project Controls Specialist, you will be responsible for leading the project controls processes with the internal project management team to execute project deliverables within budget and schedule. The Main Responsibilities - Ensure project set-up in the Enterprise Project Management software. - Analyze data, review logs, and run reports in the Enterprise Planning & Controls software or other tools. - Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). - Develop, implement, and maintain effective scheduling reports, cost reports, cash flows and forecasts for multiple projects. - Follow project execution plans. - Responsible for engineering, procurement and construction planning, scheduling, logistics and cost control. - Serve as a point of contact for technical questions from the project team. - Approve Purchase Orders and/or Subcontracts for proper coding. - Input and document changes to cost reports or forecasts. - Interface with the Project Management Team and Accounting Department to review project costs and contingency costs and support external audits. - Review upstream (prime contract) and downstream (purchase order & subcontract) change orders. - Develop and present a cash flow report. - Develop various levels of schedules. - Apply and review the entry of logic ties within the schedules. - Monitor resource loading of a schedule. - Support Interactive Project Planning Meetings (IPPM). - Create various schedule reports and determine appropriate reporting format. - Develop, review, and analyze pre-programmed project scheduling reports and back-up documentation for accuracy. - Consult with the project team on schedule progress. - Analyze and evaluate schedule management involving the critical path method of scheduling techniques, estimating, project cost management and forecasting. - Perform schedule what-if scenarios. - Develop and maintain an earned value management system. - Input and validate progress measurement. - Develop and maintain progress curves. - Perform material takeoffs. - Perform quality checks and inspections on project controls deliverables. - Assist with Project Forensic Analysis. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field. - 6+ years of direct project controls experience. - Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. - Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. - Proven ability to handle multiple projects while meeting deadlines and documenting progress towards those deadlines. - Proficient with Microsoft Office suite. Requirements - This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors. - Location Based Pay Ranges: - $84,629 - $112,838 in these states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY - $88,860 - $118,480 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, RI - $93,092 - $124,122 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, WA Benefits - Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. - We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

• Establish, optimize, and manage project management systems such as Jira, Linear, Notion, or similar tools. • Create a centralized source of truth for projects, workflows, timelines, and deliverables. • Manage daily and weekly sprint cycles to ensure priorities are clear and deadlines are met. • Track deliverables, follow up proactively on delays, and remove blockers across the team. • Conduct daily check-ins and monitor communication channels to keep projects moving. • Attend team meetings, document clear action items, and ensure follow-through. • Anticipate risks, flag bottlenecks early, and plan ahead to prevent operational disruption. • Report on project progress across initiatives and keep stakeholders aligned with the broader strategic plan.

• Own end-to-end delivery of client engagements — scope, schedule, budget, and quality • Partner with clients and internal leads to define goals, deliverables, and success criteria • Build and maintain project plans, RAID logs, and status reporting cadences that keep stakeholders informed and aligned • Run scrum ceremonies (planning, standups, retros) and keep design/engineering teams operating smoothly • Manage scope changes, surface trade-offs early, and lead difficult conversations with clients when timelines or priorities shift • Identify and mitigate delivery risks before they become blockers • Coordinate dependencies across multiple workstreams and resource allocation across the team • Track project health metrics (margin, utilization, velocity, on-time delivery) and report to leadership • Report directly to Head of Product. • Help refine our delivery playbook • Champion process improvements that make our team more efficient and our clients more confident