NO THIRD PARTIES NO SPONSORSHIP MUST BE LOCAL TO HOUSTON
Alava Consulting's client is seeking a Sr. Project Controls Analyst. This will be a hybrid, year long contract, located in the galleria.
Support cost control activities across development, construction, and operational projects, including:
- Managing development expenditure budgets, tracking limited notices to proceed (LNTPs), preparing schedules of values (SOV), and supporting planned value (PV) distribution
- Maintaining cost categorization and alignment with predefined budgets and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
Partner with and support Project Managers to provide detailed project financial analysis and reporting, including:
- Month‑over‑month (MoM) cost variance analysis by WBS
- MoM updates to estimate at completion (EAC) and estimate to complete (ETC)
- Monthly cost performance KPIs, including CPI
- Monthly earned value management (EVM) calculations
- Ongoing monitoring and reporting of contingency, budget reconciliation, risks, change events, and change orders
- Contribute to department initiatives, including process improvements, workflow optimization, and updates to project controls guidelines
- Provide training and guidance to internal stakeholders to ensure consistent use of project controls processes, tools, and procedures
- Operate independently, managing deliverables with limited supervision while proactively engaging the team to maintain alignment on objectives
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Construction Management, or related field
- Minimum of five (5) years of project cost controls experience, ideally within the renewable energy sector; experience in oil & gas, utilities, power generation, or other large-scale infrastructure industries with strong cost controls frameworks is also welcomed
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data import, sorting/filtering, pivot tables, charts/graphs, and custom formulas for cost estimating and analysis
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP, COUPA, or comparable platforms supporting procurement, payment, and accounting processes
- Experience using Power BI, including building dashboards and executive-level reporting models
