Junior Project Analyst - Data & Controls

Nexus Engineering Group; Arkansas; On-site; USD 70,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Professional development

Wellness benefits & flexible schedule

Job summary

Nexus Engineering Group in the United States is seeking an early‑career Project Analyst to join our Project Services team. You will support project teams by turning cost, schedule, and risk information into clear reporting and actionable analysis.

You’ll collaborate with Project Controls, Finance, Procurement, Estimating, and project teams to identify trends, variances, and risks, improving data quality and decision support with dashboards built in Excel and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• 0-2 years of relevant internship or co-op experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Office applications.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across project teams.
• Commitment to data quality, safety, and applicable client requirements.

Responsibilities

• Track project commitments, actuals, forecasts, accruals, changes, budgets, and other Project Controls information.
• Monitor project performance and help identify variances, trends, risks, and potential corrective actions.
• Validate project data and work with Project Controls, Finance, Procurement, Estimating, and project teams to resolve discrepancies.
• Support project risk identification and monitoring, including maintaining risk registers and documenting risks, opportunities, owners, and response actions.
• Prepare project reports, dashboards, KPIs, and trend analysis that provide clear visibility into project performance.
• Develop and maintain analytical tools, reports, databases, and dashboards that improve reporting and decision support.
• Use tools such as Excel, Power BI, Power Query, R, Python, VBA, automation, or AI, as appropriate, to improve analysis, reporting, and data quality.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in data analytics, science, engineering, or a related field

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Power Automate

R

Python

VBA

Excel

Job description

Nexus Engineering Group in the United States is seeking an early‑career Project Analyst to join our Project Services team. You will support project teams by turning cost, schedule, and risk information into clear reporting and actionable analysis.

You’ll collaborate with Project Controls, Finance, Procurement, Estimating, and project teams to identify trends, variances, and risks, improving data quality and decision support with dashboards built in Excel and Power BI.