Project Controls Analyst | Cape Town

Kirby Group Engineering; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

CPD & training

Career progression

Job summary

Kirby Group Engineering is seeking a Project Controls Analyst to join the Cape Town team. The role focuses on developing and maintaining project controls systems, analytics, and forecasting to support successful delivery of complex engineering projects.

You will work with planning, engineering, construction, and commercial teams, leveraging Power BI, Primavera P6, SQL, and BIM tools to monitor performance and deliver accurate reporting across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Background in project controls, data analytics or related field.
• Analytical, commercially aware with data-driven approach.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience analysing and interpreting project/engineering data.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project controls systems and metrics.
• Track progress against baselines and planned quantities.
• Generate progress updates from engineering and construction data.
• Analyse performance and provide actionable insights to teams.
• Extract and interpret data from BIM/3D/4D models.
• Build dashboards and reports to communicate status clearly.

Skills

Project Controls

Data Analytics

Business Administration

Engineering

Analytical Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Primavera P6

SQL

Navisworks

Revit

Excel/Office 365

Job description

• Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
• Build your career by assisting in the delivery of leading-edge engineering projects
• Work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team delivering projects safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards
• Benefit from Kirby's Career Development Programmes designed to enhance your technical and leadership capabilities
• Work with the best
• Excellent package on offer with room for negotiation

About Kirby Group Engineering

Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and a leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of blue-chip companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, Kirby has become the engineering services provider of choice within high-growth sectors including Data Centres, Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, and Power Transmission & Distribution.

Our culture is innovative, collaborative, and performance-focused. We invest heavily in our people and provide exciting opportunities to work on technically challenging projects while developing long-term careers in a supportive environment.

Role Purpose

Due to continued growth across our South African operations, we are seeking a Project Controls Analyst to join our expanding Cape Town team.

As a Project Controls Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the successful delivery of Kirby's most complex and high-profile engineering projects.

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining project controls systems, performance reporting, analytics, and forecasting capabilities across multiple projects. You will transform complex construction and engineering data into meaningful insights, enabling project teams to make informed decisions, identify risks and opportunities, and drive successful project outcomes.

Working closely with planning, engineering, construction, and commercial teams, you will leverage digital engineering tools and project controls software including Power BI, Primavera P6, SQL, Revit, Navisworks, BIM platforms, and the Microsoft Office Suite to monitor project performance, track progress against key milestones, and deliver accurate reporting.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to help build and shape a growing Project Controls and Analytics function in Cape Town while gaining exposure to advanced reporting, forecasting, digital construction technologies, and project controls forensic analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project controls systems, reporting structures, and performance metrics.
• Track construction and installation progress against project baselines and planned quantities.
• Generate project progress updates using construction and engineering data.
• Analyse project performance and provide meaningful insights to project teams and key stakeholders.
• Extract, manipulate, and interpret information from BIM, 3D and 4D models.
• Use digital construction data to support planning, reporting, forecasting, and project performance reviews.
• Support forecasting, trend analysis, and project controls forensic investigations.
• Build dashboards and reports that communicate project status clearly and effectively.
• Work closely with engineering, planning, and construction teams to improve project visibility and reporting accuracy.
• Monitor project data to identify potential risks, opportunities, and performance trends.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the Project Controls and Analytics function within the Cape Town business.

What We're Looking For

We are interested in speaking with candidates who have a background in:

• Project Controls
• Data Analytics
• Business Administration
• Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure or Industrial Projects
• You will be analytical, commercially aware, and passionate about using data to improve project outcomes.
• Engineering, Data Analytics, Business Administration or similar relevant background.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience analysing and interpreting project, engineering or construction-related data.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and data-driven approach.

What's in It for You?

• Work on multiple high-profile Data Centre, Pharmaceutical and Life Science projects simultaneously.
• Join a rapidly growing Cape Town operation with significant long-term investment plans.
• Gain exposure to advanced project controls, digital construction technologies, analytics, and forensic project analysis.
• Access ongoing CPD, technical training, and career development opportunities.
• Be part of building a growing Project Controls capability within one of the industry's leading engineering contractors.
• Work alongside experienced project delivery professionals on some of the most technically complex engineering projects in the market.
• Play a key role in developing analytics and reporting capabilities that influence critical project decisions.
• Enjoy genuine career progression opportunities as the Cape Town team continues to expand.

If you're looking for an opportunity to combine engineering, data, technology, and problem-solving while helping deliver some of the world's most complex and exciting projects, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information on this role, or other Construction / Engineering opportunities across Ireland, the UK, Europe, or South Africa, please visit our careers page: Vacancies - Kirby Group Careers or contact the Talent Acquisition Team at Kirby Group in confidence on [phone].