Project Controls Analyst

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a detail-oriented Project Controls Analyst to support cost management, progress measurement, and executive project reporting across large capital projects. This role serves as a key link between project management, engineering, construction, finance, and subcontractors by transforming project data into meaningful insights that support decision-making.

The ideal candidate has experience with project controls, earned value management, cost reporting, forecasting, and dashboard development within EPC, industrial, energy, infrastructure, mining, or heavy construction environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly and monthly project progress reports, dashboards, KPIs, and management summaries
• Track subcontractor labor hours and validate data against timesheets, daily reports, and weekly reports
• Monitor earned value metrics including BCWS, BCWP, and ACWP
• Calculate and analyze key performance indicators including CPI and SPI
• Maintain project cost reports, cost ledgers, and budget tracking tools
• Support forecasting activities including EAC, ETC, accruals, cash flow forecasts, and S-curve reporting
• Consolidate engineering, procurement, and construction progress into integrated project reporting
• Maintain progress measurement systems and update percent-complete metrics
• Support change management processes including trends, PCNs, variations, and impact assessments
• Reconcile cost, labor, schedule, and progress data across multiple stakeholders
• Develop and maintain reporting dashboards using Excel and Power BI
• Coordinate cost and progress reporting with Primavera P6 schedules

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Project Controls, Cost Control, Project Reporting, or a related discipline
• Strong understanding of earned value management and project performance measurement
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, and data consolidation
• Experience tracking labor hours, productivity, and project costs
• Ability to work with large datasets and reconcile information from multiple sources
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail and organizational abilities
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting EPC, industrial, mining, oil & gas, power, or infrastructure projects
• Familiarity with Primavera P6 scheduling software
• Experience with project controls or cost management systems such as EcoSys, ARES Prism, InEight, or SAP
• Power BI dashboard development experience
• Exposure to owner-side project reporting
• AACE certifications such as CCP, PSP, or EVP