What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Controls Analyst position at Insight Global?
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a detail-oriented Project Controls Analyst to support cost management, progress measurement, and executive project reporting across large capital projects. This role serves as a key link between project management, engineering, construction, finance, and subcontractors by transforming project data into meaningful insights that support decision-making.
The ideal candidate has experience with project controls, earned value management, cost reporting, forecasting, and dashboard development within EPC, industrial, energy, infrastructure, mining, or heavy construction environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare weekly and monthly project progress reports, dashboards, KPIs, and management summaries
- Track subcontractor labor hours and validate data against timesheets, daily reports, and weekly reports
- Monitor earned value metrics including BCWS, BCWP, and ACWP
- Calculate and analyze key performance indicators including CPI and SPI
- Maintain project cost reports, cost ledgers, and budget tracking tools
- Support forecasting activities including EAC, ETC, accruals, cash flow forecasts, and S-curve reporting
- Consolidate engineering, procurement, and construction progress into integrated project reporting
- Maintain progress measurement systems and update percent-complete metrics
- Support change management processes including trends, PCNs, variations, and impact assessments
- Reconcile cost, labor, schedule, and progress data across multiple stakeholders
- Develop and maintain reporting dashboards using Excel and Power BI
- Coordinate cost and progress reporting with Primavera P6 schedules
Required Qualifications
- 2 years of experience in Project Controls, Cost Control, Project Reporting, or a related discipline
- Strong understanding of earned value management and project performance measurement
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, and data consolidation
- Experience tracking labor hours, productivity, and project costs
- Ability to work with large datasets and reconcile information from multiple sources
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail and organizational abilities
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting EPC, industrial, mining, oil & gas, power, or infrastructure projects
- Familiarity with Primavera P6 scheduling software
- Experience with project controls or cost management systems such as EcoSys, ARES Prism, InEight, or SAP
- Power BI dashboard development experience
- Exposure to owner-side project reporting
- AACE certifications such as CCP, PSP, or EVP
Compensation:
$40/hr to $60/hr.
Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.
Salary : $90,000 - $125,000