Data Analytics Specialist

Cost Management

• Establish and maintain project and program-level cost control systems including budget development, change management, and earned value tracking.
• Review and approve cost forecasts, estimates, funding logs, and cash flow projections.
• Ensure alignment with funding budgets and financial reporting requirements.
• Lead monthly cost-to-complete reviews with project managers and finance teams.

Schedule Management

• Oversee the development and maintenance of baseline and forecast schedules using Primavera P6.
• Monitor and analyze schedule progress, critical path trends, and resource loading.
• Interface with design and construction teams to assess impacts from scope changes or delays.
• Present schedule performance and mitigation strategies in executive meetings.

Reporting & Analytics

• Develop and manage standardized reporting frameworks including dashboards, heat maps, KPI scorecards, variance analysis, and executive summaries.
• Manage monthly reporting cycles, integrating cost, schedule, risk, and compliance data into actionable insights.
• Ensure consistent reporting standards across all projects within the program.
• Translate complex data into executive-ready visuals and summaries.

Digital Systems & Interface Integration

• Serve as the key liaison for integrating project control systems with enterprise tools such as ARM, ERP, Power BI, and document control platforms.
• Lead the implementation and optimization of digital dashboards and business intelligence tools.
• Ensure that digital reporting interfaces provide real-time insights and drive informed decision-making.
• Collaborate with IT and data governance teams to ensure data integrity and interoperability.

Risk & Change Management

• Establish project risk registers and lead mitigation strategy development in coordination with stakeholders.
• Monitor and control change order workflows; quantify and document cost and schedule impacts.
• Facilitate change control board meetings and support governance adherence.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Supervise and mentor project controls staff including cost engineers, schedulers, and reporting analysts.
• Interface regularly with client representatives, executive teams, and contractors.
• Lead presentations and reporting for monthly executive review meetings and steering committees.

Salary Range: $115K- $130K