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Project Controls Analyst

Insight Global

Job Description

Job Description

A bout 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
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