Project Controls Analyst

Job Opening Details

Industry *Electric Utilities
Position Project Controls Analyst
Req Code 2958
General Location New Orleans
Primary Responsibilities

RequisitionNumber: 2958

JobTitle: Project Controls Analyst

DateOpened: 6/23/2026

Location:New Orleans, LA

Industry:Utilities

Department: ProjectControls

EmploymentType: FT Regular

Part-TimeAvailable: No

Eligiblefor US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

FLSA Exemption: Exempt(Eligible for Straight-Time Overtime)

Candidate must be able to travel to New Orleans one (1) weekout of the month.

JobSummary:

The Project Controls Analyst position will help manage scope,schedule, resources, and cost, enabling engineers to focus more time ontechnical responsibilities, improve design accuracy, and support predictabledelivery milestones for the organization.This role will be a liaison between design engineers, contractresources, grid stakeholders, jurisdictional schedulers, project managers, and designleadership across the regions.

JobDuties and Responsibilities:

Utilize project scoping documents to maintainthe scope-tracking sheet, including resource requirements and scope-developmentstatus for each project. Ensure all relevant scoping and design activities areaccurately represented in P6 schedules.

Maintain engineering supervisors projectlist, including design-milestone need dates, construction start dates, resourceassignments, and other key details.

Prepare for, lead, and attend monthly meetingswith each contractor supporting design to obtain status updates on ongoingdesigns and upcoming contract releases.

Develop and maintain a process for trackingestimated costs versus contractor proposals/releases to ensure alignment withproject design budgets.

Maintain lists and develop reports thatsupport supervisors and oversight personnel in managing contractorseffectively.

Meet bi-weekly with each in-house designengineer to review project status, identify workload concerns, communicateupcoming projects, and discuss long-lead material needs and considerations forscoping efforts.

Prepare for and lead bi-weekly meetings withdesign leadership to review emerging issues and concerns.

Ensure all data sources remain synchronizedand work toward resolving any discrepancies.

Enter P6 change requests for the design teamfor projects and follow up to ensure completion and schedule updates.

Enter contractor requests for projects basedon engineer input.

Assist with invoice allocation to ensureaccurate project charging.

Assist with resource allocation for projectassignments.

Qualifications(Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

Basicor Minimum Requirements

Requires a minimum of five (5) years ofProject Controls or Project Management related experience

Must be able to effectively communicate withproject stakeholders and upper management.

Must be proficient in Excel.

Requires the ability to manage multipleprojects and determine priorities

Must be a skilled writer.

Must understand the basic principles ofproject management

Requires a general understanding of CostManagement, Estimating and Change Control

Must have a high degree of computer literacy

Ability to collaborate with construction,field engineers, and vendors.

Attention to detail and accuracy inengineering documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors degree preferred

Previous experience in the Utility industrypreferred

Experience utilizing P6 or other similarscheduling software.

Additional Application Requirement

The candidates location must be easily identifiableeither on submittal documents or in the candidates registration in our ATS.Candidates whose location is not identifiable may not proceed further in thescreening process.

WorkingConditions:

Work is conducted in an office environment(Private or Semi-Private Office) and requires occasional travel to off-sitework locations (work may be primarily completed remotely).

Interaction with other team members, as well assupervisors and client personnel

Must be able to wear safety equipment asrequired by the safety department for personal protection

May be at more than one job site in a day andmust be able to tolerate climate changes

May be required to travel out of town on aperiodic basis.

PhysicalRequirements (With or Without Reasonable Accommodations):

Must be able to lift and carry 5 pounds

Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing orother communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation,which permits employee to communicate effectively

Ability to sit for prolonged periods of timewith or without reasonable accommodation

Sufficient vision or other powers ofobservation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employeeto conduct analysis and investigations

Sufficient manual dexterity with or withoutreasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine officeduties

Sufficient personal mobility and physicalreflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office dutiesand travel when necessary to off-site locations

This job description is intended to indicate the kinds oftasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this titleand shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties andresponsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended tolimit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct andcontrol the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties andresponsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that areof similar kind or level of difficulty.

Other Drug Free Workplace:

EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug-freeworkplace. Applicants are subject topre-employment drug screen by urinalysis.

Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic,post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing. In addition to therequirements of EDGs drug free workplace program, employees may be required tosign, acknowledge and comply with drug free workplace policies or programsrequired by clients.

We are an equal opportunity employer and allqualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regardto race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disabilitystatus, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.