Senior Construction Performance Analyst

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Analytics, Information Technology, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in project controls, project management, scheduling, cost engineering, forecasting, construction operations, or project performance analysis.
• Strong understanding of project delivery, forecasting, budgeting, cost management, scheduling, productivity measurement, and operational KPIs.
• Experience working with construction project controls, ERP, scheduling, and reporting systems.
• Experience defining, analyzing, and communicating project performance metrics.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Develop and maintain analytical models, performance reporting, and KPI reporting structures that improve project visibility and decision-making.
• Analyze trends in cost, schedule, productivity, labor, forecasting, and operational performance.
• Support project health reviews, forecasting processes, and variance analysis efforts.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and performance improvement actions across projects and portfolios.
• Lead complex analytical efforts that improve understanding of project performance, forecasting, and operational outcomes.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards, and reporting solutions that support project and portfolio performance management.
• Partner with Business Intelligence Analysts and Data Engineers to develop scalable reporting solutions.
• Validate data quality, KPI definitions, and reporting accuracy.
• Ensure reporting and analytics reflect actual project execution and operational realities.
• Develop analytical approaches that improve visibility into project performance and portfolio health.
• Facilitate discussions around KPI adoption, forecasting accuracy, performance measurement, and reporting standards.
• Partner with construction leadership to understand performance reporting needs and validate analytical outputs.
• Provide construction domain expertise that improves the accuracy, relevance, and adoption of analytical solutions.
• Partner with Data Governance and Operations leadership to improve consistency of project controls metrics, definitions, and reporting standards.
• Support the adoption of standardized reporting approaches and analytical best practices.
• Contribute construction domain expertise to enterprise analytics initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
• Support adoption of data-driven decision-making throughout project delivery teams.

Office and Travel

• Position will be based in McGough’s Raleigh, NC Office.
• McGough supports a hybrid work schedule, with exact days and times defined by manager and team.
• Travel is expected to be approximately 20% consisting of quarterly trips to McGough’s headquarters for various training or team building activities. Additional travel to various national office locations may be required as determined by the individual and their manager.

Physical Requirements

• Position involves sitting for extended periods of time at employee’s workstation and during meetings as well as while traveling, either by plane or car.
• Employee needs to be able to lift to 20 pounds as frequently as needed to move objects;
• Dexterity to write and manipulate computer keyboard and mouse;
• Able to hear and speak clearly;
• Able to distinguish between colors on graphs and charts.
• May be required to visit construction jobsites which may expose the employee to dirt, dust, uneven surfaces, outdoor weather conditions and extreme temperatures.