Deployment Project Controls Analyst

Viasat; Tempe (AZ); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat in Tempe is seeking a Project Controls Analyst to join the Ground Network Deployment team. This role blends field work with office analytics, owning costs, schedules, and the stories they tell for multi-million-dollar satellite ground infrastructure programs.

You will build schedules in MS Project, apply Earned Value Management, and drive monthly closes, with opportunities to pilot AI-enabled PMO tools. The position is hybrid: in the Tempe office at least 3 days per week with remote days.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in a Project Controls or Program Controls Analyst role with field experience on technical infrastructure or construction programs
• Associate's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical field or verifiable equivalent experience
• Advanced MS Excel skills: pivot tables, XLOOKUP and VLOOKUP, conditional formatting, reporting and data visualization
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management, cost baseline management and Estimates at Completion
• Experience with contract controls: processing work authorizations, purchase orders, change orders, invoices, and contract compliance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to present to directors and senior leadership
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%
• US Citizenship required

Responsibilities

• Track, analyze, and communicate cost commitments across programs; establish baselines, EAC, and EVMs
• Build and status deployment schedules in MS Project; coordinate with IT, Facilities, Security, Engineering, Finance
• Forecast completion costs using trends and what‑if analysis; identify risks and plan recovery
• Conduct site visits to evaluate progress and mitigate delays
• Process Contracts, POs, COs, Invoices and ensure contract compliance
• Prepare, consolidate, and analyze project reports; maintain databases and portals
• Lead recurring program status meetings and document actions
• Pilot AI-driven tools for automated reporting and cost/schedule analytics

Skills

Project Controls

Excel advanced

Earned Value Management

Communication skills

Travel 20%

Education

Associate's degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

MS Project

Oracle

Ariba

SAP

SiteTracker

Job description

About us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we're on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We're looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What you'll do

Our Ground Network Deployment team is growing, and we're looking for a sharp, field‑savvy Project Controls Analyst to be a true right hand to the team lead. This isn't a desk‑only role - you'll be in the field alongside project managers, engineers, and contractors on multi-million‑dollar satellite ground infrastructure programs, then back at the office owning the numbers, the schedule, and the story they tell. We're actively integrating AI into how we run our PMO and want someone who's curious about what that means for project controls. If you thrive in fast‑moving, technically complex programs and want to grow into civil works, RF infrastructure, data centers, and AI‑enabled program management, this is your seat.

*This is a hybrid, site-based role that offers the perfect blend of office collaboration and remote flexibility. Employees will work from our Tempe office at least 3 days (60%) per week within a standard five‑day workweek, with the remaining days worked remotely.

The day-to-day

• Track, analyze, and communicate cost commitments, expenditures, and cost flow across multiple concurrent programs. Establish and maintain cost baselines, perform Estimates at Completion, and apply Earned Value Management principles. Execute monthly financial close activities including accruals, resource loading, and forecast updates.
• Build, maintain, and status deployment and construction schedules in MS Project, including resource-loading, CPM analysis, and baseline tracking. Maintain the program master schedule across all active projects and coordinate with internal groups including IT, Facilities, Security, Engineering, Finance to gather dates and status.
• Forecast project completion costs based on trends including productivity, scope changes, schedule impacts, cost variances, contract changes, identify cost and schedule risks, and lead recovery planning using Critical Path analysis and what‑if scenario modeling.
• Conduct site visits to evaluate project progress in the field to identify schedule slippage, communicate risks to the project manager, recommend mitigation steps, and update schedules accordingly
• Create, process, and track Contracts, Purchase Orders, Change Orders, and Invoices. Ensure contract compliance, WBS and code-of-accounts adherence. Assist project managers with RFPs, WAs, and other contract tracking templates.
• Coordinate the preparation, consolidation, and analysis of project reports, owning overall accuracy and timeliness. Maintain internal project management databases, SharePoint sites, and vendor-facing portals
• Run recurring program status meetings - document action items, own follow-through, and keep communication open across all project stakeholders.
• Identify and pilot AI‑driven tools and workflows to improve PMO efficiency - automated reporting, predictive cost and schedule analytics, and data visualization for program leadership.

What you'll need

• 3-7 years of experience in a Project Controls or Program Controls Analyst role, with demonstrated field experience on technical infrastructure or construction programs.
• Associate's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field, or verifiable equivalent experience.
• Advanced MS Excel skills: pivot tables, XLOOKUP and VLOOKUP, conditional formatting, custom reporting, and data visualization.
• Working knowledge of Earned Value Management, cost baseline management, and Estimates at Completion.
• Experience with contract controls - processing work authorizations, purchase orders, change orders, invoices, and managing contract compliance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - comfortable presenting to directors and senior leadership.
• Ability to work independently across multiple projects and competing priorities, while remaining a strong team contributor.
• US Citizenship required.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20 percent.

What will help you on the job

• Proficiency in MS Project, or equivalent, ability to build, resource-load, baseline.
• Prior hands‑on experience supporting technical infrastructure deployments - earth stations, cell/RF towers, fiber nodes, data centers, or similar - including international or multi‑site rollouts.
• Growth appetite for expanding into site development, civil works, RF and antenna installations, data center capacity forecasting, and AI‑enabled project management including hands‑on experience or genuine curiosity with AI tools applied to PMO functions - schedule risk analysis, automated reporting, cost trend forecasting, dashboard development.
• Familiarity with enterprise procurement and project management systems: Oracle, Ariba, SAP, SiteTracker, or equivalents.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical field, or verifiable equivalent experience.

Salary range

$72,500.00 - $114,500.00 / annually. For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $90,000.00- $135,000.00/ annually.

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat's comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.

EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.