Hybrid Project Controls Analyst – Cost & Schedule

AECOM; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an Associate Analyst to support a major public-sector capital program in California. The role provides project controls, cost management, scheduling, and reporting across a regional portfolio of complex projects.

Collaborating with Senior Project Managers and program leadership, you will maintain accurate project data, monitor financial and schedule performance, and support portfolio-level reporting and decision-making across multiple concurrent projects.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Business, Architecture, or a related field plus six (6) years of relevant experience in construction project controls, capital program analysis, cost management, scheduling, or a related field, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze project cost, schedule, and performance data across an assigned portfolio of capital projects.
• Prepare, update, and distribute monthly project status reports, executive summaries, dashboards, and other portfolio-level reporting.
• Monitor project budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasts, and available funding throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track invoices, change orders, contingency utilization, encumbrances, and expenditures against approved project budgets and appropriations.
• Support the development and maintenance of project schedules using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling tools.
• Identify cost, schedule, and performance trends and assist project leadership in evaluating potential impacts and corrective actions.

Skills

Project controls

Cost management

Scheduling

Reporting

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Stakeholder coordination

Education

BA/BS degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Business, Architecture, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel (advanced)

Job description

AECOM is seeking an Associate Analyst to support a major public-sector capital program in California. The role provides project controls, cost management, scheduling, and reporting across a regional portfolio of complex projects.

Collaborating with Senior Project Managers and program leadership, you will maintain accurate project data, monitor financial and schedule performance, and support portfolio-level reporting and decision-making across multiple concurrent projects.