Expert Project Controls Analyst

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

5d•$143,976 - $179,988•Hybrid

About The Position

The Expert Project Controls Analyst demonstrates advanced expertise in Cost Management, Schedule Management, and/or Earned Value Management. The role provides strategic leadership and technical guidance across project controls systems and functions, including developing and implementing standards and tools. The analyst is expected to proactively identify improvement opportunities and apply deep knowledge to resolve complex challenges with minimal oversight, serving as a lead in one or more of the three key knowledge areas. The position is hybrid, working from a remote office and an assigned work location within the PG&E Service Territory based on business needs. It is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) and is subject to collective bargaining.

Requirements

A BA or BS degree from an accredited US curriculum, an equivalent degree from outside the US, or equivalent experience.
Project Scheduler Professional (PSP) certification.
Seven years as a project analyst (PCA, Sr. PCA, PMA, or Sr. PMA); external hires require at least eight years of applicable experience.
In lieu of a four-year degree, at least eleven years of directly related experience in fields such as accounting, construction management, project scheduling, or project controls, with responsibilities comparable to the role; external hires require at least thirteen years of applicable experience.

Nice To Haves

Expert-level proficiency in SAP, MS Excel, Word, project scheduling tools such as Primavera P6, and reporting platforms.
Leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Resolve complex-scope problems independently with limited supervisory feedback, applying creative solutions, techniques, and approaches and exercising discretion and independent judgment.
Assist lower-classification Project Controls Analysts and work with the supervisor; interact with Managers and Directors to influence, design, and implement processes.
Provide specialized technical expertise, information, and training in the assigned area.
Partner with Business Finance and Program Management to translate strategic objectives into detailed annual budgets aligned with organizational targets.
Reconcile forecasts with historical spending and future cost drivers.
Lead monthly and quarterly cost variance reviews, identify root causes, and present recommendations to leadership.
Develop forecasting models using labor, material, and contractor cost drivers, and conduct scenario analyses.
Design and automate budget-tracking dashboards to show spending versus plan.
Establish standardized cost datasets and definitions and maintain data integrity across reporting tools.
Use trend analysis and KPIs to provide predictive insights and inform investment and resource-allocation decisions.
Develop tools and perform analysis to support accurate, integrated project timelines, on-time delivery, and resource optimization.
Review and validate contractor and internal resource schedule submissions, including baseline integrity and delay or scope-change claims; enforce schedule specifications and standards.
Integrate contractor schedules into enterprise tools to provide a unified view of project timelines and dependencies.
Forecast milestone completion, identify schedule risks, and recommend corrective actions to mitigate delays or accelerate progress.
Establish and enforce schedule quality standards, including logic ties, float analysis, and critical-path accuracy.
Develop tools for schedule-change impact analysis, comparing schedule versions, documenting changes, and assessing timeline implications.
Collaborate with Earned Value Management analysts to connect schedule metrics with cost and progress indicators.
Create dashboards and reports connecting schedule trends to resource needs and budget impacts, and communicate risks and mitigations to leadership.
Track and analyze earned value metrics against annual cost and scope targets.
Identify trends and variances in cost and schedule data, forecast year-end outcomes, and highlight compliance risks.
Partner with scheduling teams to align earned-value data with contractor and internal schedules for forecasting and milestone tracking.
Investigate planned-versus-actual performance variances and provide leadership with insights and recovery strategies.
Build and automate earned-value dashboards and scorecards integrating cost, schedule, and scope data.
Communicate earned-value findings as actionable recommendations to support resource-allocation and corrective-action decisions.
Develop and enforce EVM standards and methodologies to promote consistency and compliance across projects.
Use EVM data to forecast project completion dates and final costs and inform strategic planning.