Lead cost, schedule, and scope management for large utility construction projects. Maintain Primavera P6 schedules, prepare financial forecasts and cash flows, track performance metrics, manage accruals, support contracts and change orders, produce executive reporting and dashboards, identify risks, and ensure governance and documentation compliance.
TD Thornton
TD Thornton is a premier consulting firm specializing in project management and project controls solutions. We provide strong onboarding and ongoing support to help our people succeed. We welcome applicants from engineering, construction management, project management, business analytics, scheduling, and anyone who thrives in a collaborative environment
Job Overview
Title: Senior Project Controls Analyst
Sector: Electric Utilities
Seniority: Senior
Location: San Jose, CA
Work Type: Hybrid (2-3 day per week in office)
TD Thornton is seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Controls Analyst to oversee cost, schedule, and scope management across a portfolio of major construction projects in the electric utilities sector. This role requires strong analytical capabilities, project governance expertise, and the ability to manage cross-functional project teams. The ideal candidate will play a key role in project performance reporting, financial forecasting, and communication with senior leadership.
Your Day-to-Day Activities:
- Develop, monitor, and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6
- Define work breakdown structures, dependencies, resource allocations, and baselines
- Prepare financial forecasts and cash flow projections using SAP
- Support project managers with business cases, budget tracking, and contingency management
- Track and analyze project performance metrics for cost and schedule variance
- Prepare detailed reports, dashboards, and visualizations for management review
- Manage accruals, financial tracking, and cost validation activities
- Support contract administration and change order processes
- Create streamlined presentations for senior management
- Facilitate project meetings, ensuring timely follow-up on key deliverables
- Maintain documentation in compliance with governance and audit standards
- Identify and assess project risks, escalating potential impacts to leadership as needed
- Provide clear, data-driven updates to executives and stakeholders
- Maintain accurate project documentation, meeting minutes, and action logs
The Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- Experience with Primavera P6, including use of dependencies, cost loading, resource loading, and resource leveling
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in utility construction or large-scale infrastructure projects
- Proficiency in project scheduling and financial analysis, including accruals and forecasting
You’ll stand out if you have:
- Proficiency with SAP
- PMP or comparable certification
- Familiarity with Unifier, ProjectWise, or similar project management systems
- Proven leadership and ownership mindset
- Strong attention to detail and quality assurance focus
- Interest in mentoring and professional development
- Excellent communication and analytical skills
- Willing to travel 25% of the time
Compensation & Benefits
- $130,000-$150,000 annual salary
- Paid holiday, sick, and vacation time
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Annual Bonus
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
About TD Thornton
Since 2005, TD Thornton has been helping our clients bridge organizational gaps by providing best-in-class consulting services and staff augmentation. Whether we are part of the contractor’s team or serving as an owner’s representative, we offer a wide spectrum of construction management support services to help our clients mitigate risks and deliver successful project outcomes. We believe our diversity is part of our strength and are proud to be a woman–owned and minority-owned company.
Learn more about us at www.tdthornton.com and on LinkedIn.
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TD Thornton Sunnyvale, California, USA Office
100 S Murphy Ave, Suite 200, , Sunnyvale, California , United States, 94086
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