Project Controls Analyst (73726)

Valcourt; Millstone Township, Philadelphia (NJ, Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Valcourt is seeking a Project Controls Analyst for the Waterproofing Division in Millstone Township, NJ. The role will manage project controls from inception to closeout, interfacing with sales, estimating, and PMs to ensure accurate reporting and timely deliveries.

Responsibilities include applying earned value management, developing setup plans, managing changes, and supporting multiple projects with regular KPI reviews. Travel and site visits are expected part of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of construction site experience is preferred.
• Understanding contracts, standard commercial terms and change orders is a plus.
• Strong understanding of construction project management methodologies and best practices.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, Procore, Fieldwire or similar tools.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to mentor project teams and drive adoption of best practices.

Responsibilities

• Interface with sales, estimating and operations to understand as-sold estimates.
• Support project managers and review performance using earned value management elements.
• Drive consistency in project controls and risk toll gates within the region.
• Develop a comprehensive project setup plan aligned with the execution plan.
• Apply change management rigor for scope, schedule, and budget deviations.
• Manage multiple projects across locations with multiple PMs.
• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly project documentation including EAC calculations.
• Support monthly business reviews and WIP cost reporting.
• Create KPI graphs illustrating key metrics vs as-sold elements.

Skills

Project controls

PM methodologies

Analytical skills

Communication

Team mentoring

Process improvement

Contract understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Procore

Fieldwire

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: VALCOURT EXTERIOR NJ MST - Millstone Township, NJ 08535

Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 Salary/year

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Project Controls Analyst to join our Waterproofing Division operations team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective and efficient management of our projects from inception to completion. Position will require participation in all phases of the project life cycle including project turnover and initiation, estimating, project set up, preconstruction, procurement, construction and closeout. Candidate must be able to make independent evaluations of project status based on interpretation of reports using both own experience and that of assigned project team.

Key Responsibilities

• Interface with sales, estimating and commercial operations to fully understand as-sold estimates and proposals, including clarifications, exceptions, and exclusions.
• Provide support and interface with project managers to support their needs, ensuring alignment with the prescribed execution plan and incorporating a periodic weekly review of project performance based on typical earned value management elements.
• Ensure consistency in the creation and use of project controls and project management risk toll gate programs to drive operational consistency within assigned region of responsibility.
• Establish a comprehensive project set up plan by deconstructing estimates and developing an adequate earned value management plan to accommodate the as-sold execution plan.
• Ensure appropriate change management rigor when deviations from scope, schedule, and budget occur, administering change management compliant with signed contract documents.
• Manage and support multiple projects in multiple locations with multiple project managers.
• Conduct periodic reviews of project performance, creating project documentation on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to support client contractual requirements and deliver financial understanding to the company through monthly EAC calculations.
• Support monthly business reviews and operating reviews along with support to WIP job cost accounting calls.
• Utilize a "cost-to-cost" accounting methodology to understand revenue recognition and progression within appropriate fiscal periods.
• Create 4 to 5 key KPI graphs illustrating metrics against as-sold key elements (e.g., expected headcount, CPI, SPI, work release schedules vs. actual work releases received, etc.).

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience in project controls management within the construction or maintenance industry. Preferably candidate should have 1-2 years of construction site experience.
• Understanding contracts, standard commercial T&C’s, contract compliance, invoice auditing, construction payment applications, change orders and proposal experience considered a major plus.
• Strong understanding of construction project management methodologies and best practices.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, Procore, Fieldwire, etc).
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to mentor project teams and drive adoption of best practices.
• Strong background in process improvement and operational standardization.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Professional certification in project management (e.g., PMP, CCP).
• Experience with building façade maintenance and window cleaning projects.
• Familiarity with industry regulations and safety standards.
• Bi-lingual (English, Spanish)

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Office-based with regular site visits required.
• Ability to work in various weather conditions, climb ladders and ability to work at heights.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Travel up to 35% of the time.

Reporting Structure

• Reports to the Regional Operations Leader.
• May oversee a team of project controls specialists and coordinators.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.