Senior Project Controls Analyst, Project & Development Services

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San Jose, CA, USA
In-Office
136K-160K Annually
Senior level
Real Estate
The Role
The Senior Project Controls Analyst leads cost and schedule activities for capital projects, collaborates with teams, analyzes performance, and ensures accurate reporting.
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Job Title

Senior Project Controls Analyst, Project & Development Services

Job Description Summary

The Senior Analyst, Project Controls will serve as the lead on large or high-risk capital projects, responsible for coordinating cost and schedule activities and acting as the primary point of contact for project-level controls delivery. Partners with project and program teams to plan, track, forecast, and analyze performance, while identifying risks and supporting effective decision-making.
This position with lead cost and/or schedule workstreams on complex projects, coordinating inputs from analysts, schedulers, and stakeholders to ensure integrated, accurate reporting. Interface directly with client stakeholders, communicating project performance, risks, and recommendations. Support development and management of budgets, forecasts, and schedules, and monitor performance against plan to identify trends and mitigation strategies. Provide oversight and guidance to supporting team members and partner with Managers to ensure consistency in reporting and delivery. Ensure alignment with established project controls standards, tools, and processes.

Job Description

REQUIRED SKILLS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Experience performing budgeting, cost management, planning, estimating, scheduling and other project controls functions over engineering, procurement, and construction for Opex and Capex construction projects of varying size and complexity
  • Knowledge of project control fundamentals with superior analytical skills
  • Expertise in financial analysis, schedule analysis, modeling and budgeting methodologies
  • Coordinate with senior leadership on communications of Project Controls information with stakeholders
  • Advanced analytics and data manipulation skills
  • Demonstrated success working in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment
  • Understanding of project management and business processes and systems
  • Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders at varied levels with different leadership styles
  • Detail oriented with strong organizational, critical thinking, and analytical skills
  • Ability to facilitate meetings including preparation of agendas, presentations, meeting minutes, action items, and other meeting documentation
  • Ensure a high level of accuracy and customer service is delivered by team members
  • Make recommendations for developing and improving project control and finance processes
  • Respond to inquiries regarding special financial reporting requests
  • At the completion of the project, develop and ensure recording of the project’s historical cost information and “lessons learned” for future use.
  • Performed other duties as assigned
  • Advanced skills in MS Excel
  • Familiarity with G Suite Tools
MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor’s degree in project management, construction management, business, engineering or related field
  • 10+ years’ relevant work experience in project controls on capital projects, including design and construction phases
  • Direct experience working on teams within a complex, matrixed environment.
  • Expertise using Excel
  • Experience within the construction industry required, candidates with additional life sciences experience strongly preferred.
  • Knowledge of P6, OPC, or other scheduling software is preferred
  • Must possess exemplary communication skills – both oral and written.




Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.


The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.


The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.


The compensation for the position is: $ 136,000.00 - $160,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [email protected]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in project management, construction management, business, engineering or related field
  • 10+ years' relevant work experience in project controls
  • Advanced skills in MS Excel
  • Knowledge of P6, OPC, or other scheduling software
  • Experience within the construction industry
  • Exemplary communication skills

Cushman & Wakefield Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cushman & Wakefield and has not been reviewed or approved by Cushman & Wakefield.

  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with company match is consistently referenced as part of the package. Feedback suggests this provides a solid baseline for long‑term savings across many U.S. roles.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off and company holidays are regularly highlighted and described as a meaningful part of the offering. Feedback suggests time‑off benefits add tangible value alongside base pay.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers, plus backup care and wellbeing resources, are described as available. These offerings indicate a supportive approach to family needs in many roles.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
53,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1917

What We Do

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with approximately 53,000 employees in 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2019, the firm had revenue of $8.8 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services.

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