Project Controls Engineer (Remote, Part-Time)
Listing checked September 18, 2026 · pay as published by Handshake AI
Overview
Handshake AI seeks experienced construction and project controls professionals to support AI research on a flexible, part-time contract basis. You will use your background in project scheduling, cost controls, and construction planning to craft expert training questions and scenarios drawn from real workflows. Then you review AI-generated answers for accuracy against actual scheduling and project controls practice, and write structured feedback that helps models improve. Work runs as an ongoing project with no set schedule or minimum hours, so you can fit tasks around your current role.
What You'll Do5
- 1Draft expert training prompts and scenarios that mirror real project controls and construction planning workflows.
- 2Assess AI-produced responses for correctness and relevance to scheduling and project controls practice.
- 3Write clear structured critiques that point out gaps, errors, and missing context in model output.
- 4Complete evaluation tasks at your own pace with no fixed schedule or minimum hour requirement.
- 5Apply hands-on Primavera P6 knowledge to judge schedule logic, cost controls, and planning decisions.
Requirements5
- 1At least 2 years of professional experience in project controls, scheduling, or construction planning.
- 2Background in a role such as Project Scheduler, Project Controls Engineer, EPC Project Manager, or Construction Planner.
- 3Hands-on use of Primavera P6 for scheduling or project controls work.
- 4Strong written communication skills and close attention to detail.
- 5Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous setting.
Who Should Apply
The candidate who fits best brings at least two years in project controls, scheduling, or construction planning, with real Primavera P6 experience and a track record in roles like Project Scheduler, Project Controls Engineer, EPC Project Manager, or Construction Planner. You can explain scheduling logic, cost controls, and planning decisions in writing, and you handle remote asynchronous work without hand-holding. This role suits someone who wants part-time, project-based AI training work alongside a current job. People without hands-on Primavera P6 use or professional project controls experience will find the fit weaker. Candidates often score low when they list general construction knowledge but cannot point to specific scheduling workflows, or when their written feedback stays vague instead of naming exact errors and missing details.
Salary Insight
Pay can reach up to $80.00 per hour, and the listing frames this as part-time contract work through a fellowship program. That top rate sits near the upper end for project controls subject-matter expert tasks, a level that tends to match professionals with several years of Primavera P6 and scheduling experience. The source gives no lower bound, so final pay may depend on your background and the project.
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In your application, name the exact project controls roles you have held, such as Project Scheduler or EPC Project Manager, and give one concrete example of a Primavera P6 schedule you built or reviewed. Quantify the project size, schedule duration, or cost value, and show a short sample of structured written feedback because the role judges your ability to explain errors in AI output.
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