Project Controls Analist - Planner

Job Description

The Project Controls Analyst-Scheduler is responsible for coordinating and maintaining project schedules for commercial solar installations, ensuring a smooth transition from development through construction. This role serves as a critical link between project development, sales, and operations teams-tracking key milestones, permitting timelines, and construction deliverables. The Analyst ensures all stakeholders are aligned on project timelines, proactively identifies and resolves potential scheduling conflicts, and supports internal teams with timely updates and documentation. This position requires a detail-oriented and organized professional with a strong understanding of construction lifecycles, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple timelines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare CPM scheduling activities and develop appropriate logic relationships and activity durations.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and templates using Microsoft Project.
• Analyze project progress and proactively identify schedule risks and mitigation strategies.
• Own and develop end-to-end scheduling logic on CRM platform.
• Collaborate with operations teams, field staff, and trade partners to gather input and validate schedule logic.
• Support preconstruction planning and baseline schedule development.
• Produce regular schedule updates, look-ahead reports, and delay analyses.
• Assist with resource loading, milestone tracking, and earned value reporting.
• Participating in project meetings, offering insights into sequencing and milestone tracking.

Qualifications

• Organizational Skills: Ability to develop, manage, and maintain construction schedules for multiple solar projects, ensuring alignment with project milestones, resource availability, and construction deadlines.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, or Construction Management or equivalent technical training in construction management is preferred
• Experience: 2+ years of scheduling experience in commercial construction with preference for Renewable Energy or Solar System
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills for coordinating with construction teams, subcontractors, project managers, and internal/external stakeholders to ensure scheduling accuracy and updates.
• Technical Skills: Strong Proficiency in Microsoft Project and Excel; familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with CRM Software.
• Attention to Detail: Exceptional attention to detail in managing multiple project schedules, ensuring data accuracy, milestone tracking, and proactive identification of potential delays or conflicts.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Skilled at resolving scheduling challenges quickly and efficiently, using real-time data and collaboration with Project Management to adjust plans and minimize downtime.
• Teamwork: Capacity to work collaboratively with operations teams and other departments.
• Analytical Skills: Capable of analyzing schedule data and performance metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for optimization across the solar project portfolio.
• 5-10% of travel required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical Skills: Experience with Dynamics 365 and scheduling software
• Certifications: Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Project Certification, Project Management Professional, Planning & Scheduling Professional, etc.
• Leadership ability: Proactive in leading scheduling efforts for high-priority and time-sensitive projects, ensuring on-time delivery through clear planning and stakeholder alignment.
• Knowledge: Familiarity with renewable energy concepts, construction methodologies, and solar-specific project requirements, including engineering, interconnection, and commissioning processes.

$65,000 - $85,000 a year

Salary will vary depending on your location and job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive-based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

Benefits and Perks

We offer competitive compensation and benefits designed to support you inside and outside of work:

• Training / Professional development opportunities
• 401(k) with 4% company match
• Summer Fridays
• Flexible remote/hybrid work options
• Paid parental leave
• Team lunches, events, and stocked kitchens
• Modern, collaborative office spaces in Asbury Park, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Baltimore
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.