Project Cost Controls Analyst, BESS (Remote)

About the Role

The Project Cost Controls Analyst will deliver data‑driven financial and strategic analysis to support decision‑making, performance tracking, and forecasting for SOLV’s projects. The role involves building cost forecasts, monitoring assumptions, leading monthly reporting, ensuring SOX compliance, and providing insights that guide senior leadership and field teams. • Build and maintain project‑level cost forecasts in collaboration with project managers and field operations. • Monitor changes in assumptions and proactively identify cost drivers, risks, and opportunities. • Lead monthly reporting, producing cost performance summaries, variance analyses, and data‑driven insights for executive reviews. • Assist in developing and maintaining internal controls over financial reporting to ensure SOX compliance. • Implement analytics models to forecast future project costs using historical data and key parameters. • Support budget mapping to ensure fiscal responsibility and accuracy across the department. • Analyze project performance trends to identify key drivers of variance in cost, schedule, and resources. • Conduct root‑cause analyses on cost and schedule deviations and partner with leadership on mitigation strategies. • Develop and maintain cost tracking and reporting systems for accurate operational reporting. • Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to gather cost data and provide trend insights. • Identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements through analysis. • Synthesize complex datasets into executive‑ready decks that highlight trends, metrics, and recommendations. • Translate variance drivers into clear business narratives and recommendations for senior leadership. • Engage in field visits to understand challenges, develop solutions, build trust, and act as a resource for project teams. • Identify risks and early warning signals using historical data, benchmarks, and trends. • Conduct scenario planning to evaluate potential impacts of future scenarios and develop contingency plans. • Communicate data‑driven stories to technical and non‑technical audiences in partnership with cross‑functional teams. • Define and analyze key metrics to manage project health, mitigate risks, and enable continuous improvement. • Lead data quality audits and resolve coding or cost discrepancies with field teams. • Contribute analytics to project lessons‑learned reviews and portfolio trend reports.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost forecasting
• ▸analytics models
• ▸cost tracking
• ▸monthly reporting
• ▸data audits
• ▸scenario planning

What You Bring

SOLV values diversity, equity and inclusion and is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building inclusive workplaces. The position is remote‑eligible and may require travel to project sites to engage with field teams and stakeholders. • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or related analytical field. • 1–3 years of experience in project controls, FP&A, or data‑driven roles. • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI, Python, and/or SQL is highly preferred. • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a structured modeling approach. • Experience partnering with internal stakeholders to identify and achieve objectives. • Highly effective communicator who translates complex technical data into business terms for senior leadership. • Data‑driven and analytical mindset. • Strong data management skills and creativity in business problem solving. • Proven ability to build clean, professional presentation decks that influence decision‑making. • Ability to travel as needed to fulfill responsibilities and duties.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's degree
• ▸excel
• ▸power bi
• ▸python
• ▸sql
• ▸problem solving

Benefits

The salary range for this full‑time role is $77,866 – $97,333 per year, paid as a salary. Employees and their families receive medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan participation, and paid vacation, sick leave and holidays. • Medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance for employees and families. • 401(k) plan enrollment. • Paid vacation, sick leave and holiday pay.

Work Environment

Hybrid