Project Controls Analyst

Beacon Hill; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Leave programs

Job summary

Beacon Hill seeks a Project Controls Analyst to support large-scale capital construction and infrastructure projects. You will handle scheduling, cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting across multiple projects, working with PMs, engineering, and leadership.

The role requires strong Primavera P6 expertise, advanced Excel, and experience with large construction or utility projects. Hybrid work is offered, with ~one day onsite weekly.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in project controls, scheduling, or PM support.
• Strong Primavera P6 skills for schedule development, maintenance, and reporting.
• Advanced Excel for data analysis, forecasting, and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Collaborate with engineering, PM, construction, and contractor teams on schedules.
• Monitor progress, identify variances, risks, and recovery opportunities.
• Create schedule performance reports and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Track project costs, budgets, accruals, forecasts, and financial performance.
• Prepare reporting packages, dashboards, and status metrics for leadership.
• Manipulate large datasets in Excel and PM systems for insights.
• Support contractor schedule reviews and validate schedule accuracy.
• Assist teams with forecasting and schedule optimization.
• Maintain project controls documentation and adherence to standards.

Skills

3+ years experience

Primavera P6

Excel advanced

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP

Oracle Unifier

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Project Controls Analyst to support large-scale capital construction and infrastructure projects. This role is responsible for project scheduling, cost tracking, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis across multiple concurrent projects. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of project controls methodologies, scheduling best practices, and project lifecycle management within a construction, utility, or infrastructure environment.

This is a highly visible role that works directly with Project Managers, Engineering, Construction, Contractors, and Leadership teams to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.

• Full-time schedule: Monday through Friday (5x8)
• Hybrid work environment
• Approximately one day per week onsite, either in the office or visiting active project sites
• Relocation may be considered for qualified candidates

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Build and update project schedules by collaborating with engineering, project management, construction, and contractor teams.
• Monitor project progress and perform schedule analysis to identify variances, delays, risks, and recovery opportunities.
• Create schedule performance reports and communicate findings to project stakeholders.
• Track and analyze project costs, budgets, accruals, forecasts, and overall project financial performance.
• Prepare reporting packages, dashboards, charts, and project status metrics for leadership review.
• Utilize Excel and project management systems to manipulate large datasets and generate meaningful project insights.
• Support contractor schedule reviews and validate schedule accuracy and completeness.
• Assist project teams with forecasting, project controls processes, and schedule optimization efforts.
• Maintain accurate project controls documentation and ensure adherence to project management standards and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of project controls, project scheduling, or project management support experience.
• Strong Primavera P6 experience, including schedule development, maintenance, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience building project schedules from the ground up and coordinating inputs from multiple stakeholders.
• Experience supporting large construction, utility, engineering, or infrastructure projects, preferably valued at $25M or greater.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including:
• Data analysis and reporting
• Forecasting and trending
• Graphs and dashboards
• Understanding of project budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Ability to identify and explain schedule variances, project delays, and performance trends.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter capable of working independently while managing multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP or similar enterprise financial systems.
• Experience extracting and analyzing project data from SAP or other business systems.
• Experience with Oracle Unifier or similar project controls/change management platforms.
• Previous utility industry experience.
• Familiarity with large capital programs and utility construction projects.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate combines strong technical scheduling skills with business and financial acumen. They are comfortable working with large datasets, managing complex schedules, communicating with stakeholders at all levels, and providing the analytical insights needed to drive successful project delivery. Experience supporting large-scale construction, utility, energy, or infrastructure projects is highly preferred.

Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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