Project Controls Senior Analyst

Black & Veatch; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 108,262 - 161,371; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Performance-based bonus program

Job summary

Black & Veatch is searching for a Project Controls Senior Analyst in Overland Park, KS. You will be responsible for leading project controls functions and ensuring project execution success across multiple locations.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management, accompanied by six or more years of experience in cost control and planning. Opportunities for hybrid work may be available after 90 days.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost control and scheduling.
• Ability to lead project controls teams.
• Knowledge of hybrid work environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform cost analysis and lead project forecasts.
• Guide less experienced project controls personnel.
• Support proposal efforts and manage project risks.

Skills

Cost analysis

Project forecasting

Team leadership

Risk analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Bachelor's degree with six or more years of experience

Job description

Project Controls Senior Analyst

Location: Overland Park, KS; Orlando, FL; Bloomington, MN; Greenwood Village, CO; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Ann Arbor, MI; Tualatin, OR; Cary, NC

Date: Jun 19, 2026

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Position ID: 115512

Employment Type: Staff – Full Time

Relocation Eligible: No

Opportunity

The Project Controls Senior Analyst is an experienced project controls professional assigned to a cost and schedule role in our Grid solution working on transmission line, substation, or distribution portfolio of projects.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Competently perform all aspects of cost analysis according to training, capability and experience, under general supervision
• Provide guidance to less experienced project controls personnel
• Act in capacity of a “lead person”
• Have project team supervisory responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the capability of leading the project control function of a project and able to influence internal and external clients
• Lead facilitator of project forecasts
• Recognize issues and advise project team or JV partners on matters affecting project execution
• Support proposal efforts

Cost

• Lead project cost controls team to prepare baseline cost deliverables
• Lead and analyze monthly/quarterly reports
• Lead quantity management reporting
• Lead change management program
• Lead risk analysis and management of risk register
• Apply key scheduling processes

Schedule/Planning

• Lead project controls scheduling team in plan & schedule preparation
• Interface with JV partners for Planning and Scheduling activities
• Ensure constructability is part of planning process
• Apply key cost control processes

PJC Management

• Lead a team of project control professionals
• Coordinate planning and cost control functions on less complex projects after baseline in place
• Ensure systems are in place to know work status and identify issues proactively
• Interface with management team to identify issues
• Advises field teams and HO PCM on matters affecting project success as applicable

Preferred Qualifications

• Four-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Minimum Qualifications

• Four-year Bachelor’s degree with six or more years of relevant cost control, planning & scheduling experience OR no bachelor’s degree required with eight or more years of relevant cost control or planning & scheduling experience in Home Office or Field Office
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (background check, drug screen, motor vehicle records search)

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments
• Office Environment: Sitting, talking, hearing, keyboard input and seeing. Occasional travel up to 25% may be required
• Construction Site Environment: Standing, kneeling, bending, stooping, moving, walking long distances. Requires seeing/hearing naturally or with correction. Work at heights above 5 feet and up to 12-hour shift. Exposure to extreme temperatures, inclement weather, hazardous equipment.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary Plan: PJC: Project Control

Compensation Transparency: Salary ranges: Colorado $108,262 – $161,371; Minnesota $103,341 – $154,991. Final compensation based on skills, experience, qualifications, internal alignment, geographic location and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness program, paid vacation and holidays, sick time, dependent sick time, flexible work schedules, 401k with company match, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan, B&V Credit Union, and performance-based bonus program.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Black & Veatch complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or any other status protected by law.