Project Controls Analyst - Project Execution

About the role

Join PTAG, a leading Project Management Advisory & Services firm, recognized across North America for helping world-class clients deliver major capital projects successfully. We are seeking a Project Controls Analyst to support our growing team in the San Ramon, San Jose, Oakland region of CA.

Responsibilities

• Support the successful delivery of capital infrastructure projects through effective schedule management, cost control, and performance reporting.

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.

• Monitor schedule progress, identify critical path impacts, and perform schedule updates.

• Support schedule analysis including forecasting, variance identification, and milestone tracking.

• Perform cost analysis, forecasting, and budget tracking across project workstreams.

• Support Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Estimate to Complete (ETC) processes.

• Track project expenditures and support cost reporting aligned with project budgets.

• Prepare weekly and monthly project performance reports, including dashboards, KPIs, progress curves, and cost/schedule trends.

• Provide data-driven insights to support project decision-making.

• Collaborate with Project Managers, engineering teams, contractors, and stakeholders to align project plans, progress updates, and forecasts.

• Supporting integrated project controls processes across schedule, cost, risk, and change management.

• Support change control processes, evaluating impacts to project scope, cost, and schedule.

• Afford assistance with risk identification, analysis, and contingency planning.

• Maintain documentation supporting project controls governance and reporting requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or a related discipline.

• 5+ years of project controls experience supporting HV Transmission / Substation projects.

• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel.

• Experience with cost management platforms such as SAP, EcoSys, Prism, or similar systems.

• Solid understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM) and project performance metrics.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail capabilities.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Professional certifications such as PMP, AACEI (CCP, PSP), or similar.

• Familiarity with integrated project controls within large capital project environments.

Benefits

Salary Range for Role: $150,000 to $155,000
Compensation at PTAG varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience.