Project Cost Controls Analyst
SOLV Energy
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $77,866 - $97,333 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
PythonSQL
About the role
- Build and maintain project-level cost forecasts by working cross-functionally with project managers, and field operations.
- Monitor changes in assumptions and proactively identify cost drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Lead the monthly reporting process, producing accurate cost performance summaries, variance analyses, and data-driven insights used in executive reviews.
- Assist in the development, documentation, and maintenance of internal controls over financial reporting to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act.
- Implement analytics models to forecast future project cost based on historical data and key project parameters enabling proactive cost management strategies.
- Assist with the budget mapping process, ensuring fiscal responsibility and accuracy across the department.
- Analyze project performance trends and identify key drivers of variance across cost, schedule, and resource usage.
- Conduct root-cause analyses on cost and schedule deviations and partner with leadership to inform mitigation strategies and corrective actions.
- Develop and maintain cost tracking and reporting systems to ensure accurate operational reporting.
- Collaborate with project teams and other stakeholders to gather cost data and provide insights into trends.
- Identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements through analysis.
- Synthesize complex datasets into clean, compelling storylines and build executive-ready decks that highlight trends, performance metrics, and strategic recommendations.
- Translate variance drivers into clear business narratives and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Actively engage in field improvements by going out to the field to understand struggles, work on solutions, build trust, and be seen as a resource for project teams.
- Identify risks and early warning signals using historical data, benchmarks, and trends.
- Conduct scenario planning to explore various future scenarios and assess their potential impact on project outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or a related analytical field.
- 1–3 years of experience in project controls, FP&A, or data-driven roles
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI, Python, and/or SQL is highly preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured approach to modeling and interpretation.
- Experience partnering with internal stakeholders to identify objectives and work cohesively together to complete identified objectives.
- Highly effective communicator who can translate complex technical data into business terms for senior leadership.
- Data driven and analytical mindset.
- Strong data management skills and creativity in business problem solving.
- Proven ability to build clean, professional presentation decks that influence decision-making.
- Detail-oriented, motivated self-starter.
- Ability to travel as needed to successfully fulfill responsibilities and duties.
Benefits
- Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance.
- Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cost forecastingvariance analysisdata analysisroot-cause analysisscenario planningbudget mappingcost trackingfinancial reportinganalytics modelingproject performance analysis
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationcreativityattention to detailself-starterstakeholder engagementdata interpretationinfluencing decision-making