Project Controls Analyst: Power BI & EVM Insights

WSP in the U.S.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA seeks a Project Controls Analyst to join our Project Controls team. This role can sit in our Texas, Utah, Nevada, or Tennessee offices, offering a collaborative environment where you’ll design dashboards, support cost and schedule analytics, and help drive project performance.

You will build Power BI dashboards, develop Power Apps for data collection, and assist with budgeting, EVM, and vendor coordination across large capital programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in project controls, reporting, and data analysis on large-scale capital projects.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise building Power BI dashboards and reports; strong working knowledge of Power Apps for workflow/data collection tools; advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Familiarity with cost forecasting, budgeting, and earned value management (EVM) practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and build advanced Power BI dashboards and reporting tools that give leadership and clients clear, actionable KPI visibility across cost, schedule, and performance metrics.
• Develop Power Apps solutions to streamline data collection, approvals, and workflow automation across project controls functions.
• Perform data analysis across project data sets, identifying trends, anomalies, and opportunities to improve reporting accuracy and decision-making.
• Standardize reporting templates and KPI tracking frameworks across projects, ensuring consistency and data integrity feeding into Power BI dashboards.
• Produce regular progress reports for the Program Manager and PMO, translating project data into clear executive-level summaries, memos, and client deliverables.
• Prepare cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, cash flows, and financial projections; support earned value management (EVM) tracking and reporting.
• Administer cost management/PMIS platforms (e.g., e-Builder, Procore, or similar); support tracking of acquisition packages for reimbursement and invoice review.
• Provide supporting input on program/project schedules, helping monitor contractor and consultant schedule data and flag discrepancies for review by the Program Manager.
• Support vendor selection, contractor progress tracking, change order management, and project close-out reporting as needed.

Skills

Power BI

Power Apps

Excel

Budgeting

EVM

Cost forecasting

Scheduling

PMIS

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

e-Builder

Procore

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

WSP USA seeks a Project Controls Analyst to join our Project Controls team. This role can sit in our Texas, Utah, Nevada, or Tennessee offices, offering a collaborative environment where you’ll design dashboards, support cost and schedule analytics, and help drive project performance.

You will build Power BI dashboards, develop Power Apps for data collection, and assist with budgeting, EVM, and vendor coordination across large capital programs.