Planning and Control Analyst

Houston, Texas, United States

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reference
Job reference 1281078
location
Location Houston, Texas, United States
sector
Sector Energy - Oil & Gas
function
Function Planning / Scheduling
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published September 29, 2026

Job Title:

Planning and Control Analyst


Duration:

12 months


Schedule:

5/40


Location:

Houston, TX

This opportunity offers the chance to support planning, budgeting and quarterly forecasting activities within a major integrated energy business. The role is focused on management reporting, financial analysis, capital expenditure planning and project economics, with exposure to strategic planning and acquisition and divestiture evaluations. This position will work across finance, accounting, operations and technical functions to deliver accurate reporting, forecasting insight and decision-support materials in a dynamic upstream oil and gas environment.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in planning and control, FP&A, project economics, corporate finance, upstream oil and gas, or a related discipline

  • Experience preparing and consolidating quarterly forecasts, annual budgets and multi-year plans across income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, production and investment data

  • Experience analyzing actual results against budget, forecast and prior year, including variance analysis and support for corrective actions and updated outlooks

  • Experience supporting capital expenditure monitoring, project phasing, project authorization packages and approval documentation

  • Experience building and maintaining economic models for exploration, development and other capital projects, including sensitivity, scenario and lookback analysis

  • Experience supporting valuations, due diligence and management presentations for acquisition, divestiture and lease-sale opportunities

  • Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and variance analysis

  • Working knowledge of project economics, discounted cash flow, risk analysis and sensitivity analysis

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills

  • Experience with financial modeling and large, multi-source datasets

  • Experience with SAP

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational and coordination skills

  • High attention to detail with a strong commitment to data quality, controls and confidentiality

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex analysis into clear management messages

  • Ability to collaborate across disciplines, work independently and manage competing priorities to meet deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with upstream operations and reserves or production data

  • Italian language skills

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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