Project Controls Analyst

About the role

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless! In this role, you will be a member of our highly reputable cost management and estimating team. The cost team delivers solutions to clients in the areas of conceptual estimating, budget development, cost planning, feasibility studies, value management, economic forecasting, milestone reports, pre- and post-contract auditing, change order review and reconciliation, BIM 5D cost modeling, LEED cost analysis, life cycle costing, and more. We encourage you to research us to learn more about our outstanding reputation within this service line. We are currently hiring for a Project Controls Analyst in the Phoenix, AZ area. In this role, you will have the opportunity to grow your project controls and cost knowledge within all phases of a project, while gaining experience on a large-scale semi-conductor project. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Support in the delivery of Portfolios, Programs & projects. Assist as needed with preparing project controls deliverables, these could include deliverables associated with capital planning, portfolio and project governance, front end planning, project funding, project set up, construction technology, project, cost & commercial management, schedule control, risk management, project close-out. Actively manages vendor contracts and invoicing for accuracy and maintains in-house database. Manages and reports on projects budgets, maintaining metrics such as original budget, approved changes, and anticipated cost to complete. Review project schedule and assist in the development of cash flow forecast. Analyses project overall status and provides preliminary insight on trends, burn rates, and potential risks. Engages with internal teams to report on project status updates, coordination of client's deliverables, and open items. Review and coordination of vendor's compliance deliverables including but not limited to insurance certificate, lien waivers, funding specific forms. Leads the financial project closeout, ensuring reconciliation against clients and vendors records. Other duties as assigned. Attendance at work during normal business hours. Knowledge & Skills Required: A passion to develop technical competency in some of the project controls service offerings such as Project set up, construction technology, procure to pay, project, cost & commercial managing, schedule control, risk management, project close-out. Highly proficient in Excel. Utilize effective written and oral communication skills. Understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals. Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values. Hold self accountable to individual and team goals. Consistently communicate and collaborate with team members and clients. Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients. Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression. Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work efficiently. Ability to perform at high levels in a fast paced, ever-changing work environment. Rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Receive work direction and work independently with an interest in quickly learning and applying new skills and abilities. Possess strong organizational and interpersonal abilities. Demonstrate a strong customer focus. Preferred Education and Experience: Education: BA in Finance or BS in Construction Management, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field 3-5 years' of experience within project controls is preferred #LI-EG1 Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group's policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employm