Cost & Schedule Controls Analyst

Pathfinder L L C • Spring House, PA

3d • $150,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Pathfinder LLC is seeking two Cost & Schedule Controls Analysts to support pharmaceutical capital projects, with one position assigned to Spring House, PA and the other to Malvern, PA. This full-time, onsite role provides project controls support focused primarily on cost management, forecasting, reporting, and financial controls, while also supporting schedule integration and project performance measurement.

The Analyst partners with Project Managers, Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management, Operations, and Finance teams to manage project costs, schedules, and risks throughout the project lifecycle. The role supports multiple capital projects within an assigned site portfolio and provides accurate, actionable insights to support project decisions and execution. Occasional local travel may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in project controls, cost engineering, project accounting, cost management, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience supporting capital project cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, lookups, forecasting models, and data analysis.
• Experience with project controls software, cost management systems, and scheduling platforms.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in an active pharmaceutical, manufacturing, engineering, or construction environment.
• Ability to work onsite at the assigned Spring House, PA or Malvern, PA location.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing capital projects.
• Familiarity with cGMP environments and pharmaceutical facility requirements.
• Experience with Earned Value Management methodologies.
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent capital projects.
• Knowledge of capital project governance and stage-gate processes.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, EcoSys, SAP, or similar project controls systems.
• Experience with project risk analysis, quantitative risk assessments, contingency management, and risk-based forecasting.
• Experience developing and maintaining project risk registers and facilitating project risk review sessions.
• Experience supporting projects from planning through execution, commissioning, and closeout.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage project cost budgets, including baselines and change control.
• Perform cost forecasting, cash flow analysis, and variance reporting.
• Track commitments, expenditures, accruals, and Estimate-to-Complete forecasts.
• Support project change management, including cost impact evaluations and documentation.
• Review contractor cost reports, invoices, and applications for payment.
• Monitor project performance and identify cost trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support annual budgeting and long-range capital planning.
• Develop and maintain cost reporting tools, dashboards, and forecasting models using Microsoft Excel and project controls systems.
• Ensure project financial performance aligns with capital project objectives.
• Review project schedules and validate alignment with project budgets and forecasts.
• Support project progress measurement and performance reporting.
• Integrate cost and schedule data for performance analysis and earned value reporting where applicable.
• Coordinate with schedulers, planners, and project teams to maintain consistency between schedule and cost forecasts.
• Assist in evaluating schedule impacts from project changes, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Participate in risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning.
• Support development and maintenance of project risk registers.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to evaluate potential cost and schedule impacts.
• Support contingency planning and risk-based forecasting.
• Provide risk reporting and recommendations to project leadership and stakeholders.
• Facilitate or support periodic project risk review workshops.
• Prepare monthly project controls reports for leadership and stakeholders.
• Develop dashboards highlighting project costs, forecasts, risks, trends, and performance metrics.
• Communicate project financial health and risk exposure to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support project reviews, audits, stage-gate processes, and governance meetings.
• Advise Project Managers and site leadership on project controls, forecasting, and risk management.
• Support multiple capital projects within the assigned site portfolio while balancing priorities and maintaining accuracy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent project controls execution.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project controls processes, tools, and reporting standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level