Project Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• For Analyst V: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Project Management, business, or a finance-related field, project scheduling experience, and 5 years of industrial-level project scheduling experience; OR an associate degree and 7 years of industrial-level experience in project scheduling, budgeting, or a risk-related position; OR a high school diploma or GED and 8 years of such industrial-level experience.
• For Analyst IV: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Project Management, business, or a finance-related field and 3 years of industrial-level project scheduling experience; OR an associate degree and 5 years of industrial-level experience in project scheduling, budgeting, or a risk-related position; OR a high school diploma or GED and 6 years of such industrial-level experience.
• For Analyst III: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Project Management, business, or a finance-related field and 2 years of industrial-level project scheduling experience; OR an associate degree and 3 years of industrial-level experience in project scheduling, budgeting, or a risk-related position; OR a high school diploma or GED and 4 years of such industrial-level experience.
• For Analyst II: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Project Management, business, or a finance-related field and project scheduling experience; OR an associate degree and 2 years of industrial-level experience in project scheduling, budgeting, or a risk-related position; OR a high school diploma or GED and 3 years of such industrial-level experience.
• For Analyst I: Associate degree from an accredited college or university and 1 year of industrial-level experience supporting project scheduling, budgeting, or a risk-related environment; OR a high school diploma or GED and 2 years of such industrial-level experience.
• Basic understanding of project management principles.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and reporting skills.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and reporting skills.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with project scheduling and controls tools such as MS Project and Primavera P6.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including intermediate to advanced functions such as pivot tables and lookups.
• Experience with project controls software such as Primavera P6, MS Project, Cost Management Systems, or Power BI.
• Experience in cost tracking and Earned Value Management.
• Ability to interpret project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and project performance metrics.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle management, Critical Path Method, and risk management.
• Proven track record of developing project baselines, forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Leadership experience and/or experience mentoring junior staff.
• Experience in a project scheduling, budgeting, or risk-related position preferably within a large company or profit center.

Responsibilities

• Provide Project Controls oversight for assigned Capital and Operations & Maintenance projects and adhere to Earned Value Management principles.
• Collaborate regularly and proactively within the department and with external customers.
• Provide technical direction and support to project managers through regular touch-base meetings.
• Develop project cost schedules using project cost estimates, project manager input, and available tools and processes.
• Monitor project performance against baseline schedules through variance analysis, forecasting, and trend analysis.
• Provide monthly analysis and financial summaries to supported managers and Corporate Finance.
• Recommend corrective actions to project managers to recover cost and schedule deviations and return projects to established baselines.
• Recommend changes to the Long-Range Plan based on project performance and lessons learned through project controls.
• Align project schedules, estimates, and risk registers.
• Conduct project assurance by understanding project processes, identifying and managing risks, and performing objective reviews.
• Understand and process approved project baseline changes in accordance with the change management process.
• Process monthly journal entries in the financial system and review journal entries for accuracy before posting.
• Review baseline changes for adherence to Project Controls procedures and practices.
• Maintain Project Controls Primavera P6 schedule layouts.
• Assist with onboarding and training new Project Controls staff.
• Perform special assignments and demonstrate leadership and proficiency using knowledge gained through experience and education.
• Participate in the Emergency Response Organization when designated and support the biennial refueling outage.

Benefits

• Annual at-risk compensation incentive plan, with incentives based on agency performance against defined metrics and goals and subject to plan eligibility rules.
• Retirement benefits through the Washington State Public Employees’ Retirement System pension plan, a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component, and a 457(b) savings plan.
• Multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage.
• Voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, childcare subsidies, health reimbursement arrangement, health savings account, supplemental life insurance, and credit monitoring/identity theft insurance.
• Qualifying employees typically begin accruing 160 hours of personal time per year, with accruals increasing at service intervals.
• Nine paid holidays per calendar year.
• Washington State has no state income tax, and the Tri-Cities cost of living is described as lower than the national average.