Project Analyst (7764) at SubCom in Hampshire, IL

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world?
Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.
The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.
We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.
Position Overview
The Project Analyst supports the successful execution of large-scale undersea telecommunication projects by providing project analysis, reporting, coordination, and project controls support. Working closely with Project Managers and cross-functional teams, this role helps monitor project performance against scope, schedule, budget, risks, deliverables, and customer commitments. The Project Analyst compiles and analyzes project and portfolio data, prepares clear status updates and dashboards, tracks open actions and changes, and supports timely communication of key issues, risks, and decisions. This position requires strong organization, attention to detail, analytical thinking, and the ability to work effectively across engineering, procurement, production, marine, finance, quality, sales, and other project support functions. The role contributes to project execution by improving visibility, supporting problem resolution, and helping project teams make informed decisions that reduce risk and support customer and business objectives.
Responsibilities
Support Project Managers in monitoring project financial performance, including budget status, forecast updates, cost and revenue trends, and margin improvement initiatives.
Compile, analyze, and maintain project data to support decision-making, including schedule performance, deliverable status, milestone tracking, risks, issues, and action items.
Assist with the development and maintenance of project plans, reports, dashboards, and status updates for project teams, leadership, and customers as needed.
Coordinate with cross-functional team members in engineering, procurement, production, marine, finance, quality, sales, and other support functions to collect inputs, resolve data gaps, and drive timely follow-up.
Maintain awareness of contract requirements, scope, schedule, budget, customer commitments, and project change activity; support Project Managers with documentation, project notices, and change tracking.
Identify, document, and track project risks, issues, assumptions, and mitigation actions; analyze potential impacts and recommend actions to reduce execution risk and support timely resolution.
Review project performance against objectives and help explain variances related to cost, schedule, scope, deliverables, and key project commitments.
Prepare clear and accurate summaries of key project status, decisions, risks, and escalations to support communication with Project Managers, leadership, and internal stakeholders.
Independently coordinate assigned project activities, action items, and routine deliverables within established project plans and direction.
Support customer communications and meetings through preparation of project status information, action tracking, follow-up, and other assigned project activities.
Coordinate and maintain project commercial documentation and notice tracking, including document queues, status, required inputs, due dates, and follow-up, in support of Project Managers and contractual requirements.
Coordinate assigned project logistics and execution support activities, working across internal functions and external stakeholders as required to ensure timely completion.
Coordinate the tracking and delivery of required project documentation deliverables in accordance with contractual requirements.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; business, finance, engineering, project management, data analytics, or a related discipline preferred.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to compile, validate, interpret, and summarize project data from multiple sources.
Proficiency with project reporting, dashboards, spreadsheets, and data visualization tools; advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred.
Understanding of project controls, including schedule tracking, milestone management, cost monitoring, forecasting support, and variance analysis.
Ability to effectively manage risk, issue, action item, and change tracking processes and communicate potential impacts clearly to project stakeholders.
Experience supporting large cross-functional projects, preferably in undersea, construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, or complex engineered systems environments.
Familiarity with contract language, scope requirements, project notices, customer commitments, and commercial change documentation preferred.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records, and follow through on deadlines.
Demonstrated problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends, resolve data gaps, escalate concerns, and recommend practical solutions.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate detailed project information into clear summaries for Project Managers, leadership, customers, and cross-functional teams.
International and domestic travel to support customer meetings, project reviews, or team coordination as needed.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Candidates for positions with SubCom must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Our selection procedure is based on local, state and federal law.
Please be sure to attach a resume to your application. We are not able to consider applications without a resume.
BENEFITS
SubCom offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to: competitive salaries, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverages, FSA, HSA, generous vacation, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with generous company match. Additionally, some positions may be eligible for shift differential.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYER OPPORTUNITY
SubCom is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.
SubCom engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fiber optic data cables - the unsung heroes of global communication. With an unrelenting focus on quality, reliability, and value, SubCom offers flexible end-to-end building blocks for the high-tech networks that are the backbone of the world's digital infrastructure. While the company's origins date back to the mid-19th century, SubCom has deployed enough cable to circle the equator more than 25 times since its entry into the communications industry in 1955.
SUBCOM’S CORE VALUES
Quality   -   Accountability   -   Teamwork   -   Innovation