What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Controls Specialist position at AMEND Consulting?
About AMEND:
AMEND is a results-driven management consulting firm focused on delivering operational excellence, strategic execution, and measurable impact for our clients. We work with top-tier companies to solve complex business challenges and unlock performance. Internally, we are equally committed to excellence—driven by data, process discipline, and a strong culture of continuous improvement.
We are seeking a Senior Project Controls Specialist to support our internal delivery operations. This role plays a critical part in monitoring project performance, analyzing delivery data, improving operational visibility, and supporting decision-making across the portfolio. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytically strong, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment.
This is a non-client-facing role and reports to the Director of Operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Controls & Reporting
- Track and analyze project performance across scope, timeline, budget, and margin
- Maintain and enhance internal dashboards for delivery health, resourcing, and financial performance
- Identify project risks and control gaps through proactive data review and trend analysis
- Monitor project lifecycle metrics (e.g., utilization, burn vs. completion, revenue, and margin)
- Administer project support processes to ensure quality of delivery across projects
Business Intelligence & Analytics
- Design and maintain project and delivery performance dashboards (Power BI or similar)
- Develop and automate reporting tools and processes to surface delivery insights to leadership
- Analyze KPIs to drive efficiency, accountability, and strategic decisions
- Create forecasts and models for resourcing, pipeline health, and financial outcomes
- Ensure cleanliness and accuracy of delivery data within AMEND’s data warehouse
Process Improvement
- Partner with Delivery, Finance, and Operations teams to standardize and improve internal delivery processes
- Contribute to the development and administration of internal project delivery frameworks and scorecards
- Support systems integration and data hygiene across tools (e.g., CRM, PSA, accounting)
Qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in project controls, business analysis, or delivery operations (consulting environment preferred)
- Strong expertise in Excel and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SQL)
- Familiarity with project management systems (e.g., Smartsheet, Mavenlink/Kantata, Monday.com, Asana, or similar)
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize data into actionable insights
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills
- Experience working with executive stakeholders and sensitive financial/project data
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive pay and bonus
- Flexible time off
- Full health, vision, dental, and life benefits
- Paid parental leave
- 3:1 charity match
- A strategic role with visibility into firm-wide operations
- Opportunity to shape internal delivery practices in a high-performing consulting firm
- A culture of excellence, autonomy, and continuous improvement