Project Controls Analyst (Cost)

MAAS Companies•Los Angeles, CA

3h•$130,000 - $143,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is situated within the capital program at a single LACCD campus, reporting to the College Project Director and coordinating with the PMO. The primary responsibility is to manage the cost aspect of projects funded by multiple bond and funding sources. Daily tasks involve reconciliation, forecasting, and maintaining financial data accuracy to support leadership decision-making. The role requires extensive use of Proliance and Deltek Costpoint for budget creation and validation, processing change orders, task order requests, PBAs, and contract amendments, as well as performing month-end reconciliation. A key function is identifying, explaining, and recommending corrections for cost variances before they escalate to program-level issues. This is a critical controls position within a public education construction program, distinct from a back-office accounting role. The analyst will work closely with project teams and the scheduling group, with their forecasts directly impacting project scope and timelines.

Requirements

Several years carrying cost and project controls on an active construction program, where you owned the numbers rather than supported someone who did
Hands-on production work in Proliance and Deltek Costpoint, not just familiarity
A track record of catching variances early and being the person leadership trusts to explain why a number moved
Comfort working budgets that draw from multiple funding sources with different rules and reporting requirements
Advanced Excel work that you built and maintained, not inherited
Experience across the full project lifecycle, so you understand how today's commitment becomes next quarter's forecast problem

Nice To Haves

Prior experience on a large California public capital program (K-12 or community college)
Direct BuildLACCD or comparable bond program experience
Earned value management on a live program
Data-warehouse reporting experience supporting a large capital program

Responsibilities

Estimates to Complete (ETCs) across change order proposals, task order requests, vendor portal requests, and PBAs
Monthly budget and cost reconciliation for month-end reporting accuracy
Cost variance analysis, trend tracking, and corrective action recommendations
Budget and expenditure review across multiple funding sources
Processing of budget transfers, closeouts, contract requests, purchase requisitions, amendments, PBAs, and change orders into the cost systems
Review and approval support for contractor and consultant payment applications
Campus-specific financial, budget, and schedule reports for the CPD, CPLT, and PMO
Serving as primary campus contact for College financial information requests