Project Cost Control Analyst

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.

We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.

We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.

If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.

About This Role:

Crusoe Energy is seeking a highly motivated Project Cost Control Analyst to join our Power Infrastructure Project Delivery team. You will be the sole source of truth for the financial performance of our hyper-scale data center projects, a critical role ensuring fiscal discipline and accurate forecasting.

This position is central to the success of multi-million dollar infrastructure projects, managing the entire cost lifecycle from budgeting and commitments through to final project closeout. You will act as a financial guardian, championing disciplined change control and providing proactive visibility into risks to empower data-driven decision-making.

What You’ll Be Working On:

• Financial Guardianship: Lead the development and maintenance of comprehensive project cost budgets, including baseline budgets and formal change approvals.

• Cost Lifecycle Management: Master and control all project budgets, commitments, actuals, and accruals to ensure absolute cost integrity.

• Forecasting Excellence: Develop and rigorously maintain robust Estimate-to-Complete (ETC) and Estimate-at-Completion (EAC) forecasts grounded in documented assumptions.

• Performance Analysis: Conduct in-depth analysis of cost performance, productivity, trends, and variances to identify early indicators of financial risk.

• Billing Validation: Critically validate contractor billing against verified field quantities (TIC) and contractual terms to mitigate financial risk.

• Change Control: Support project change management by developing detailed cost impact analyses for change orders, trends, and claims, maintaining meticulous change logs.

• Monthly Financial Close: Prepare monthly cost accruals and execute month-end close activities, including detailed variance explanations and financial reconciliations.

• Project Closeout: Own the project cost closeout process, including final cost reporting, financial reconciliation, and synthesizing lessons learned for future projects.

• Cross-Functional Integration: Partner with Project Schedulers, Supply Chain, and Project Managers to ensure cost phasing is precisely aligned with the Master Integrated Schedule (MIS).

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, or a closely related discipline.

• Experience: Minimum of 6 years of progressive experience in cost control, project accounting, or project finance.

• Industry Background: Specific experience within demanding EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) or large-scale infrastructure environments.

• Technical Systems: Proven expertise with industry-leading cost control systems, ERP platforms (SAP), project management software (Procore), and advanced forecasting tools.

• Analytical Rigor: Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to distill complex financial data into clear, actionable verbal and written communication.

• Safety and Compliance: This position is designated a safety-sensitive position and/or is located in a safety-sensitive facility. Drug and alcohol program participation is required.

Bonus Points:

• Direct experience supporting hyperscale data centers or other mission-critical infrastructure projects.

• Background in the oil & gas industry.

• Advanced knowledge of EPC contracting models and sophisticated cost budgeting techniques.

• Prior experience successfully supporting complex audits or high-value financial claims.

Benefits:

• Industry competitive pay

• Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company

• Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents

• Employer contributions to HSA accounts

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability

• Teladoc

• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary

• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule

• Cell phone reimbursement

• Tuition reimbursement

• Subscription to the Calm app

• MetLife Legal

• Company paid commuter benefit; $300/month

Compensation Range:

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $100,000 - $140,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.