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Project Controls Coordinator

Location: Bakersfield, CA - Per Diem Travel Initially onsite Chowchilla, CA
Compensation: Anticipated $25–$40 per hour, depending on experience
Employment Type: Direct Hire

About the Opportunity

Key Staffing is seeking a detail-oriented Project Controls Coordinator for a growing industrial contractor. This position will support project leadership with cost tracking, document control, field administration, and communication to help keep a complex industrial construction project organized and moving forward.

The ideal candidate brings strong project-support experience, takes initiative, and anticipates the needs of field leadership. This opportunity offers the potential to support additional projects as the company continues to grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Track project budgets, expenditures, labor hours, and related costs.
• Compare project spending with reported progress and flag discrepancies or potential cost overruns for leadership review.
• Assist with manpower tracking and maintain scheduling information provided by project leadership.
• Maintain organized electronic project folders, drawings, and supporting documentation.
• Track document revisions and help ensure project teams have access to current information.
• Maintain logs for requests for information (RFIs) and change orders, assist with submissions as directed, and follow up on outstanding approvals.
• Attend project meetings, record decisions and action items, and communicate updates to appropriate stakeholders.
• Coordinate and verify field tickets and timecards, identifying discrepancies before submission for payroll or billing.
• Track purchase orders, invoices, equipment and tool requests, materials, and deliveries.
• Communicate with vendors, field personnel, and project leadership to support timely follow-through.
• Assist with site visits and safety-related documentation as directed.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls, project coordination, document control, or a comparable project-support role.
• Experience supporting industrial construction, electrical contracting, oil and gas, energy, renewables, or a similar project-driven environment.
• Working knowledge of project cost tracking, labor-hour reporting, and document-control processes.
• Familiarity with RFIs, change orders, purchase orders, and construction documentation.
• Strong computer skills and the ability to learn unfamiliar systems quickly.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities and follow outstanding items through completion.
• Confidence working with field leadership, technical personnel, vendors, and other project stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with electrical or industrial construction terminology and drawings.
• Experience supporting projects with detailed documentation and stringent site requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate project needs and provide proactive administrative support.

Work Location and Travel

• The initial assignment requires onsite work near Chowchilla.
• Future assignments may involve other project locations or support from Bakersfield, depending on business needs.
• Travel and any applicable per diem arrangements will be discussed during the interview process.

Apply Today

If you have strong project-controls experience and enjoy bringing organization and follow-through to a busy industrial project, Key Staffing would like to connect with you. Submit your resume for consideration.

Commitment to Diversity: As an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting the needs of a multi-generational and multicultural workforce, Key Staffing recognizes that a diverse staff, reflective of our community, is an integral and welcome part of a successful and ethical business. We hire local talent at all levels regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability and actively foster inclusion in all forms both within our company and across interactions with clients, candidates, and partners.