Project Controls Analyst (73726)

Valcourt Group; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Valcourt Group is seeking a skilled Project Controls Analyst for our Waterproofing Division to manage project performance through all lifecycle stages, including earned value and change control. You will collaborate with sales, estimating, and PMs to ensure alignment with execution plans and drive standardized controls across multiple projects.

The role requires strong analytical, communication, and mentoring abilities, with experience in project management tools and a willingness to travel up

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 1–2 years of construction site or project controls experience.
• Understanding of contracts, invoicing, change orders and compliance is a plus.
• Strong PM methodologies and analytical skills required.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Interface with sales, estimating and operations to align as-sold proposals.
• Support project managers with execution plan and weekly performance reviews.
• Maintain project controls and risk toll gates for regional consistency.
• Develop a comprehensive project setup and earned value plan.
• Apply change management rigor for scope, schedule and budget variances.
• Manage multiple projects across locations with multiple PMs.
• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly project documentation and EAC reporting.
• Support monthly business reviews and WIP/ job cost calls.
• Utilize cost-to-cost accounting to track revenue progression.
• Create 4–5 KPI graphs comparing key sold vs. actual metrics.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Mentoring

Process improvement

Bilingual English/Spanish

Team collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Procore

Fieldwire

Job description

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.).

Qualifications

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.