Project Controls Analyst

Fessler & Bowman Inc • Charlotte, NC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Controls Analyst is the financial partner closest to project execution, reporting to the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager and maintaining a dotted-line relationship with the Regional Vice President. Embedded with the regional operations team, the role supports active projects and Project Managers in the assigned regional office, with particular attention to priority and higher-risk work. The Analyst connects field activity to budgets, commitments, change orders, billings, forecasts, and monthly project health reporting. The role supports, validates, challenges, and recommends, while Project Managers retain ownership and approval of project-financial changes. As the Project Controls function develops, the position may take on greater direct responsibility for budgets, change events, billings, forecasts, and joint venture reporting.

The role monitors project financial performance and identifies risks; supports budget, commitment, and change management; develops aligned cost, billing, and labor-hour forecasts; prepares projects for Job Progress Report (JPR) meetings; and produces and reconciles joint venture reports. It partners with project teams, attends meetings, plans jobsite visits, and helps document processes and establish the future operating model for Project Controls. This is an onsite, office-based position embedded with the regional operations team, typically Monday through Friday, with up to 10% travel primarily to active jobsites and project meetings within the assigned region. Jobsite visits require compliance with site safety rules and use of required personal protective equipment.

Requirements

• 3–6 years of meaningful experience in project controls, project engineering, construction, finance, accounting, estimating, analytics, or closely related project-based work.
• Strong mathematical and analytical reasoning, including the ability to find, research, and clearly communicate inconsistencies.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong interpersonal and outreach skills, and genuine curiosity about construction execution.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Technology, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Business, Mathematics, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Background in civil engineering, construction management, project controls, project engineering, project accounting, or field operations.
• Experience in heavy civil, site development, concrete, utility, infrastructure, or specialty contracting.
• Familiarity with Procore, Foundation, or comparable construction systems.
• Working knowledge of job cost, commitments and change management, billing, work-in-progress (WIP) and cash flow, and project forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and uphold the Company’s commitment to Integrity and Code of Ethics.
• Monitor active-project financials by comparing actual costs with budgets and recent run rates across labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and other costs.
• Identify financial exceptions, including unbilled production, commitment gaps, unusual margin movement, inconsistent cost coding, and potential repair or rework exposure; estimate their impact where appropriate.
• Research exceptions, discuss findings with Project Managers, recommend responses, and confirm agreed follow-up.
• Escalate significant or broad findings through the FP&A Manager and, when appropriate, to DPMs, Regional Vice Presidents, or Leadership.
• Maintain a risk-based view of the regional project portfolio and focus effort where financial exposure or decision urgency is greatest.
• Review project budgets for structure, reasonableness, omissions, and unusual assumptions, and support approved budget changes.
• Assist with change events, potential change orders, customer change-order drafts, purchase orders, subcontracts, and commitment change orders; confirm amounts, cost codes, documentation, and system records align.
• Support pencil-copy billings and track overbilling and underbilling against production, cost, contract value, and cash-flow needs.
• Meet with Project Managers to develop aligned cost, billing, and labor-hour forecasts covering the next 12 months or longer.
• Validate monthly forecast snapshots, data, explanations, and notes before JPR meetings, and contribute project-level insight during those meetings.
• Prepare and distribute weekly and monthly joint venture cost reports, reconcile reported costs to company records, and support quarterly partner reviews or audits.
• Attend project meetings and plan regular jobsite visits to connect field activity, production, schedule, and procurement with financial effects.
• Document recurring controls, analysis methods, and handoffs, and help establish the future operating model for Project Controls.
• Perform other relevant tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible Team Members.
• 401(k) with company contributions.
• Paid holidays and paid time off for eligible Team Members. Union Team Members receive benefits from the appropriate union.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed