Sr. Project Controls Engineer - Planning and Scheduling
Granite Construction · Sparks, NV
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $110k–$192k
- Travel
- 40%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior controls role at Granite Construction (industrial) in Sparks, NV. Oversee planning and scheduling functions at a strategic level, managing policy, process, and procedures to meet operational needs and company objectives.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean
- Base pay
- $110k–$192k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 40% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Nevada: typical posted base $110k–$192k. This one lists $110k–$192k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 17 controls engineer openings in Nevada, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 16 other live controls postings in Nevada.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Automation 76%
- PLC 47%
- Robotics 24%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Lean, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Full description from Granite ConstructionAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
change or challenges emerge, you'll update CPM schedules to reflect implications on proposed sequencing and ensure successful project completion.
Your expertise will be sought when reviewing project-specific scheduling specifications and plans. You'll provide guidance on contractual language to project teams, helping mitigate risks and prevent disputes. Weekly schedule updates, TIAs, and reconciliation schedules fall within your scope, with particular attention to ensuring monthly submissions comply with contractual obligations. Beyond individual projects, you'll support development of companywide planning and scheduling guidance, processes, and procedures that enhance capacity at the corporate, regional, and project levels.
Effective stakeholder communication is essential—you'll leverage a strong understanding of heavy civil construction methodology and sequencing to facilitate planning conversations across the organization.
## Your Background
You bring 10+ years of full-time construction-related experience in project-level planning and scheduling. At minimum, 75% of your career should have been spent as a scheduler for large heavy civil projects with a general contractor. You have demonstrated experience performing, monitoring, reviewing, and planning scheduling functions including schedule development, controls, and analysis. You've shown skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to planning and scheduling problems.
A Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or a comparable discipline is required. If you don't have a degree, an equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered. Professional certifications are valuable—AACEI PSP, PMI
- ✓SP, or other professional planning and scheduling credentials are preferred.
## Technical Expertise
You have thorough knowledge of planning and scheduling for heavy civil projects, including means and methods. You're proficient in Primavera P6, Powerproject, or Tilos, with the ability to learn and teach various scheduling software. Your understanding of CPM and PDM methodology is comprehensive, covering network diagramming, WBS, task creation, and report preparation.
You're familiar with AACEI and PMI standards, and ideally have knowledge of Linear, 4D, Lean, and TOC methodologies. MS Office is second nature—particularly Excel for schedule data analysis. You have proven experience working with cost and schedule databases. Your problem-solving skills are exceptional, and you can manage multiple priorities effectively under pressure. You communicate clearly in English, both orally and in writing, with experience developing and presenting training materials.
## Working with Us
We support comprehensive benefits including paid holidays and sick leave. Medical, dental, and vision coverage are available through two PPO options with Anthem Blue. Cross—our most popular plan has 100% of premiums paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents. You can opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA). Granite matches 100% of the first 6% of eligible compensation that you defer into your 401(k), which vests immediately. We also offer life insurance, disability insurance, and special programs focused on musculoskeletal health and mental wellness.
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## Building Your Career in Construction Planning and Controls
At Granite Construction, we've been building America's most complex infrastructure projects since 1922—highways, bridges, dams, rail systems, and power facilities. We're looking for a Senior Project Controls Engineer to join our planning and scheduling team and play a critical role in how we deliver these massive undertakings.
This position supports the development, maintenance, training, and implementation of our corporate planning and scheduling systems. You'll work across the company to ensure compliance with project specifications while driving continuous improvement in how we approach planning and scheduling. The role offers flexibility—you may work from our Watsonville office location or one of many other Granite offices depending on project needs.
## What You'll Be Doing
You'll oversee planning and scheduling functions at a strategic level, managing policy, process, and procedures to meet operational needs and company objectives. Much of your work involves partnering directly with project stakeholders to develop approved baseline schedules that align with proposed sequencing and short-interval plans while meeting contractual requirements. You'll create high-quality CPM schedules with resource and cost loads, generating the reports needed to address client questions about the planned project approach.
Preparing detailed schedule narratives for formal submissions is part of your regular responsibility—work that requires you to accurately convey the company's position to clients. You'll integrate multiple planning and scheduling software platforms and methodologies into cohesive plans that streamline project execution. When
