Project Controls Analyst II

AECOM•San Diego, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a highly skilled Project Controls Analyst II to be based in San Diego, CA. This role involves working with the company's financial and cornerstone systems and processes, applying financial terminology, measures, and data analysis concepts. The analyst will recognize actions that may impact project finances, develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) for small projects, and assist in using drawings and specifications for baseline data. The position includes basic analysis of cost and schedule variances, developing knowledge of accounting principles, and assisting in data assembly for trending and forecasting. The role requires understanding progress/performance data, earned value, scope control, and change management concepts. Responsibilities include collecting and analyzing data on manpower, labor hours, and costs against budgets, tracking actual costs to funding limitations, and supporting the tracking of purchase order and subcontract commitments and expenditures. The analyst will gain familiarity with project revenue and cost concepts, basic scheduling and cost baseline fundamentals, performance management, and cost/schedule integration. Knowledge of scope control and change management will be developed, and support will be provided for the project reporting process, potentially including participation in project cost review meetings.

Requirements

BA/BS + 2 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency or experience and/or education.
Experience with Microsoft office.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors in Construction Management or Accounting or Finance.
Knowledge of Cost Controls.
Construction Scheduling knowledge.
Experience with Primavera P6, Primavera Unifier or similar project management tools.

Responsibilities

Works with the company financial and cornerstone systems and processes.
Applies financial terminology, measures, financial data analysis concepts and principles in assignments.
Recognizes processes/project actions that may lead to project financial impact.
Develops and maintains WBS for small projects.
Assists in the use of drawings and specifications in the establishment of project baseline data.
Begins basic analysis of cost and schedule variances.
Develops knowledge of accounting principles.
Assists in assembling data for trending and forecasting.
Understands progress/performance data and associated concepts and principles.
Participates in the collection of progress data and review of performance trends.
Familiar with earned value, scope control and change management concepts, principles and methodologies.
Collects data and produces an initial analysis on manpower, labor hour, and labor cost requirements versus budget limitations.
Collects and analyzes data for tracking actual cost to funding limitations.
Provides support to tracking purchase order and subcontract commitments and expenditures.
Familiar with the concepts and principles of project revenue and cost.
Exposure to basic scheduling and cost baseline fundamentals, concepts and principles.
Introduced to performance management and cost/schedule integration concepts and principles.
Develops knowledge of scope control and change management.
Supports project reporting process as required.
May participate in project cost review meetings.