Senior Project Controls Data Analytics Lead

Quanta Power Solutions; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Quanta Power Solutions is seeking a Project Controls Data Analyst III to advance analytics, BI reporting, and performance insights for large-scale EPC projects. You will develop Power BI dashboards, ensure data integrity, and own earned-value calculations while guiding junior analysts.

Collaborating with project managers, finance, and controls leaders, you will translate stakeholder needs into governed reports and contribute to KPI governance.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of progressive experience in BI/data analytics or project controls on capital projects.
• Experience with EVM on EPC/construction projects is preferred.
• Experience on power generation, oil & gas, or heavy industrial EPC projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently produce complex analytics and reporting across dashboards/BI, progress & performance, risk, and change management
• Build enterprise-grade Power BI reports and robust DAX/Power Query models; validate row-level security and refresh reliability
• Own the monthly earned-value calculation and variance analysis for assigned projects; prepare root-cause and corrective-action narrative
• Lead risk-register maintenance and support quantitative (Monte Carlo) risk inputs; monitor contingency drawdown and flag acceleration
• Administer the PCO/PDN log and change reporting for assigned projects; classify changes and produce the change order report
• Own delivery of assigned sections of the monthly project controls package end to end, including quality assurance before publication
• Reconcile published outputs to JDE within tolerance; investigate and resolve non-routine discrepancies
• Translate stakeholder requirements (PM, Finance, Controls leadership) into governed dashboard and report specifications
• Provide technical guidance and informal mentoring to DA 1 and DA 2 staff; review their work for accuracy
• Contribute to KPI Dictionary maintenance by proposing and documenting metric definitions and thresholds

Skills

BI data analytics

Dashboard storytelling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field

Tools

Power BI

Power Query / M

SQL

EcoSys

Primavera P6

JDE

Excel

Python

Databricks

Job description

Quanta Power Solutions is seeking a Project Controls Data Analyst III to advance analytics, BI reporting, and performance insights for large-scale EPC projects. You will develop Power BI dashboards, ensure data integrity, and own earned-value calculations while guiding junior analysts.

Collaborating with project managers, finance, and controls leaders, you will translate stakeholder needs into governed reports and contribute to KPI governance.