Project Controls Engineer
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Role Overview
Parsons seeks a Project Controls Engineer to transform complex project data into actionable business intelligence. The role involves leading project cost control, forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting activities.
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About the Role
Parsons seeks a Project Controls Engineer to transform complex project data into actionable business intelligence. The role involves leading project cost control, forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting activities.
What You'll Be Doing
- Combine traditional Project Controls expertise with modern data analytics capabilities to develop insightful dashboards, automate reporting processes, identify trends and risks, and drive data-backed business decisions
- Lead project cost control, forecasting, budgeting, accruals, invoicing, and performance reporting activities
- Develop robust project forecasts, variance analyses, and early warning indicators to proactively identify cost and schedule risks
- Analyze project financial performance, profitability, backlog, resource utilization, revenue recognition, and earned value metrics
- Support project managers and leadership teams with data-driven recommendations and strategic insights
- Design, develop, and maintain advanced Power BI dashboards and executive reporting solutions
- Create interactive visualizations, KPI scorecards, drill-through reports, and portfolio performance dashboards
- Develop DAX measures, calculation groups, field parameters, and data models to support sophisticated reporting requirements
- Translate business requirements into scalable and user-friendly BI solutions
- Develop and maintain project schedules, critical path analyses, and performance tracking models
- Analyze schedule performance using SPI, CPI, Earned Value, productivity metrics, and trend forecasting
- Assess schedule impacts, scenario modeling, risk analysis, and recovery strategies
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
- 8+ years of related work experience
- Highly analytical and data-driven with an engineering background and advanced expertise in Power BI, SQL, Excel, and data analytics
- Proficient PC skills including a working knowledge of various Project Controls software, Microsoft Office Suite and knowledge of Power BI
- Must have good knowledge in using Project Management software tools, scheduling software, and cost management software
- Experience in facilitating and administering multidiscipline meetings with large groups of stakeholders
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Understanding of the importance of timely reporting and the energy to deliver against demanding deadlines
- The ability to build strong relationships and support colleagues
- Enthusiasm, ideas and drive to grow, learn and develop within our organization
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