Project Analyst – Risk Management Support

CARIAN is a leading, women-owned, purpose-driven consulting and advisory firm dedicated exclusively to the power, renewables, and utilities sectors. We partner with clients to deliver transformative results across critical infrastructure programs—through strategic advisory, program management, field execution support, and digital solutions.

Position Overview:

CARIAN is seeking a motivated Project Analyst to support risk-related activities within capital project delivery for utility infrastructure programs. This is an ideal role for a candidate early in their career with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and an interest in project controls, risk, or data-driven project reporting.

You will work alongside project managers, staff engineers, and estimating teams to support risk tracking and assessment activities, with training provided on tools and frameworks.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain project risk registers in specialized risk management software
Support construction estimating teams in conducting early-stage project risk assessments using a custom feasibility tool
Generate and analyze risk reports for both individual projects and portfolio-level assessments
Assist in organizing and documenting pre-challenge sessions and workshops to capture key risk inputs
Coordinate closely with stakeholders to ensure risk data is accurate, current, and actionable

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline
Minimum of 1+ years of professional experience (internship or co-op experience may qualify)
Strong attention to detail and comfort working with structured data
Effective communicator and collaborator across multi-disciplinary teams
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and basic data tools; exposure to risk tools or dashboards a plus
Prior experience supporting capital projects or infrastructure programs is preferred but not required