Senior Project Cost Controls Analyst - Remote/Hybrid

SOLV Energy; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Project Cost Controls Analyst to deliver data‑driven financial and strategic analysis across projects, supporting decision-making, performance tracking, and forecasting. The role collaborates with cross‑functional teams, develops cost forecasts, and leads executive‑level reporting.

This position can be fully remote within the West Region or hybrid, with regular in‑office presence in San Diego, CA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or a related analytical field.
• 3–5 years of experience in project controls, FP&A, or data‑driven roles; Excel, Power BI, Python, SQL desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a structured modeling approach.
• Effective communicator who can translate complex data for senior leadership.
• Strong data management skills and creativity in business problem solving.
• Proven ability to build clean, professional decks that influence decisions.
• Detail‑oriented, motivated self‑starter with travel flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project-level cost forecasts with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor changes in assumptions, identify cost drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead the monthly cost performance reporting and variance analyses for exec reviews.
• Assist in documenting and maintaining SOX controls and financial reporting.
• Implement analytics models to forecast future project costs from historical data.
• Collaborate with project teams to gather cost data and provide trend insights.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and drive process improvements.
• Develop executive-ready decks summarizing trends and recommendations.
• Translate variance drivers into actionable business narratives for leadership.
• Engage in field work to understand challenges and support project teams.
• Conduct scenario planning and develop contingency plans.
• Lead data quality audits and resolve cost discrepancies.
• Mentor analysts to grow the analytics capability.

Skills

Strong analytical thinking

Excellent problem solving

Structured modeling

Effective communicator

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or related analytical field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Python

SQL

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Project Cost Controls Analyst to deliver data‑driven financial and strategic analysis across projects, supporting decision-making, performance tracking, and forecasting. The role collaborates with cross‑functional teams, develops cost forecasts, and leads executive‑level reporting.

This position can be fully remote within the West Region or hybrid, with regular in‑office presence in San Diego, CA.