Project Controls Analyst

About the role

The Project Controls Analyst supports the financial health of STV Buildings' project portfolio by maintaining accurate financial data in Deltek Vantagepoint, generating actionable project-level reports, and partnering with Project Managers across disciplines to track budget, cost, and schedule performance.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain project records in Deltek Vantagepoint, including charge structures, budgets, and billing terms
• Prepare monthly project financial reports covering revenue, cost, and fee-at-completion projections by phase and discipline
• Track budget-to-actual variances and provide PMs with clear burn-rate and fee-to-spend analysis
• Develop and maintain Estimate at Completion (EAC) models for active projects across all phases
• Cook accounts receivable activities, including invoice preparation, tracking, and follow-up on outstanding billings
• Review timesheet entries and labor allocations for compliance with project charge structures and contract terms
• Support Project Managers with ad hoc financial analysis for scope changes, task orders, and contract modifications
• Support cross-discipline financial data coordination, ensuring consistent reporting across architecture, engineering, and subconsultant scopes
• Support the annual financial audit process by preparing project-level documentation and reconciliation schedules
• Develop and maintain financial dashboards and reporting tools to improve project visibility across the portfolio
• Develop and maintain 3-, 6-, and 12-month staffing forecasts by discipline using Deltek Vantagepoint
• Produce weekly resource demand versus available capacity reports
• Partner with Project Managers to maintain accurate project schedules, labor forecasts, and remaining effort
• Monitor project health through schedule, financial, and resource metrics
• Identify future staffing shortages or underutilization and provide recommendations to Area Leadership
• Standardize project reporting across all PMs and disciplines
• Support monthly portfolio review meetings by preparing project performance and staffing reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• 5+ years of project controls, project accounting, or financial analysis experience in an architecture, engineering, or construction environment
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and financial modeling
• Hands-on experience with Deltek Vantagepoint or a comparable project-based ERP (e.g., Deltek Vision, Ajera, BST Global)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-financial project staff
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively across disciplines and with senior leadership

About STV Buildings

STV Buildings is a 350+ person, ENR-ranked, multi-discipline architecture and engineering firm with offices in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and Washington, DC. We deliver complex projects in transportation, institutional, federal, industrial, and water/wastewater markets. STV Buildings is a subsidiary of STV Inc.

Benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retail Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships