Career Dilemma: Cost-focused role with higher pay vs building scheduling skills for long-term growth

I’m currently working as a Project Controls Analyst at Jacobs. My total experience in project controls is of 4 years. Most of my work is cost-focused, but I’ve had some exposure to scheduling — running reports for project managers, creating delay cause reports, fragnet reports, etc.

Next month, I was supposed to transfer internally to a more schedule-heavy role to expand that side of my skillset. But I’ve just been offered a Project Controls Manager position at another company. The new role pays significantly more, but it’s almost entirely cost-focused (TI projects) with little to no scheduling work.

Here’s where I’m torn: • Should I take the higher-paying role even if it keeps me specialized in cost? • Or should I stay and focus on scheduling so I can become stronger in both cost and schedule, aiming for broader Project Controls Manager opportunities in the future? • For those in the industry — does limited scheduling experience end up being a career limiter for project controls leadership roles?

Would love to hear from people who’ve been in a similar spot or have seen how this plays out in the long run