Forecasting Insights & Data Communications Analyst

About this role

What you will do:

• Forecasting Insights & Analysis
• Interpret and synthesize construction and financial forecasting data, including cost, revenue, cash flow, productivity, and schedule impacts.
• Identify forecast drivers, trends, risks, and variances, and clearly explain their implications to non-technical audiences.
• Support short-term and long-range forecasting cycles, ensuring assumptions are well-documented and understood.
• Partner with estimating and project teams to validate inputs, challenge assumptions, and close forecasting gaps.
• Data Storytelling & Communication
• Translate complex datasets into concise narratives, dashboards, and executive-ready materials.
• Prepare clear explanations for forecast changes, gaps, and anomalies, including root-cause analysis.
• Present insights to finance, construction leadership, and senior management with confidence and clarity.
• Proactively surface insights and recommendations rather than solely reporting results.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Collaborate closely with Finance, Construction, Estimating, Data teams to align forecasts and assumptions.
• Facilitate discussions to resolve discrepancies between financial and operational forecasts.
• Ensure consistency in forecasting methodologies and definitions across teams.
• AI, Automation & Microsoft Tools
• Leverage AI tools, including Microsoft Copilot and other approved solutions, to accelerate analysis and identify trends.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and analytical models using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and Microsoft 365 tools.
• Automate recurring analyses and reporting processes to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Stay current on emerging AI and analytics capabilities and recommend workflow improvements.

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, Data Analytics, Economics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in financial forecasting, construction analytics, project controls, or a simila...