Project Controls Analyst

PMA Consultants Careers • Cambridge, MA

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About The Position

The Project Controls Analyst provides comprehensive cost management and forecasting support across project phases, with a strong focus on pharmaceutical capital projects. This position supports portfolio-level capital planning and monthly forecasting for large-scale pharma clients, including labs, R&D, and GMP facility investments. The role includes developing and maintaining cost control systems, analyzing financial data, preparing executive-level reports, and supporting decision-making for high-impact capital programs. A solid understanding of pharmaceutical project lifecycles and capital expenditure planning is essential.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, finance, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in project controls, cost engineering, or financial forecasting in a capital project environment.
• Proficiency with cost control systems (e.g., Excel, Power BI, SAP, Primavera, etc.).
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in client-facing roles or matrixed project teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with pharmaceutical or biotech project portfolios is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements cost control procedures, documents, and tools tailored to pharmaceutical CAPEX environments.
• Reviews and interprets contract documents to define cost obligations and align client deliverables.
• Maintains summary and detailed cost progress reports across multiple pharmaceutical capital projects.
• Prepares and updates project cash flow forecasts and cost performance reports for PMO and finance leads.
• Performs cost variance analysis and root cause identification for CAPEX portfolios.
• Integrates progress updates and develops recommendations for forecast alignment.
• Supports what-if scenarios and financial planning simulations for multi-project capital portfolios.
• Collaborates with project managers, construction teams, and financial stakeholders across pharma programs.

Benefits

• competitive pay and benefits
• wellness programs for you and your family
• career development opportunities to advance your professional goals
• medical
• prescription
• dental
• vision
• time off with pay
• 401(k) with company match
• life
• disability
• professional development reimbursement for qualifying employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees