Senior Project Controls Analyst

About the role

The purpose of this position is to provide project controls expertise and decision-making support on cost, schedule, and process controls for projects within the UT System Capital Improvement Program (CIP).

Essential Functions

• Support project teams in monitoring, forecasting, and reporting on cost, schedule, and process controls.
• Analyze project performance data to identify trends affecting cost and schedule outcomes.
• Support change-management activities to help ensure that cost and schedule impacts are accurately reflected in project controls tools and reports.
• Afford assistance with research and comparative analysis of internal and external cost and schedule benchmarks to support planning and assess project performance within the CIP.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to support strategic initiatives, program improvements, information requests, audits, and special projects.
• Afford assistance with project management information system administration, provide user support and troubleshooting, maintain internal web content, and update dashboards to enhance reporting and decision-making.
• Afford assistance in training and onboarding efforts related to project controls systems, reporting tools, and governance standards to promote consistent application across project teams.
• Afford assistance in the development, maintenance, and improvement of project controls policies, workflows, systems, and governance frameworks—including cost management, change management, and schedule controls.
• Stay informed on industry trends in construction economics, project controls technology, benchmarking, scheduling practices, and key performance indicators, and help translate insights into recommendations for project teams.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience using enterprise-level PMIS platforms, with familiarity in workflows, reporting features, and project controls functionality.
• Working knowledge of project controls principles, including cost tracking, schedule analysis, risk identification, earned value concepts, and basic variance review.
• Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret project data, validate data quality, and support the development of dashboards, KPIs, and performance insights.
• Familiarity with relational databases or business intelligence tools, with the ability to run basic queries or support reporting enhancements.
• Experience working on large or complex capital projects in public-sector or private-sector environments with multiple stakeholders and compliance requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical information into clear summaries for project teams, partners, and leadership.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across project teams, promote consistent project controls practices, and contribute to problem-solving in multidisciplinary environments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines, maintaining accuracy, attention to detail, and high-quality documentation in a fast-paced setting.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, or related technical field
• 6 years of experience supporting capital projects, including exposure to large or complex facilities
• 3 years of experience in project controls within construction or engineering environments
• Proficiency with project controls or project management systems and experience collaborating across multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting project data, documents, and performance metrics
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work productively with stakeholders, consultants, and project/program leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, or related technical field
• 3 years of experience supporting capital projects or construction programs, including work on large or complex facilities
• Experience with project controls functions such as cost tracking, schedule analysis, risk identification, cash-flow development, or benchmarking
• Familiarity with portfolio-level analysis tools or methods and the ability to support forecasting and performance reporting across multiple projects
• Ability to prepare clear, well-structured reports and visualizations that support project-level and program-level decision-making

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions
• 10% Travel
• Requires occasional evening or weekend hours

Additional Information

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to a minimum of 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Participation in TRS is mandatory.

A background check will be conducted on candidates under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request from the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.

EO/AA Statement

The University of Texas System Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.

For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at oti@utsystem.edu.