Project Cost Controls Manager, Scheduling

Role Overview

• The Project Cost Controls Manager reports directly into the Director of Project Controls and works cross-functionally with Accounting, FP&A, Operations Project Management Office (PMO) and Operations team on portfolio cost-control, forecasting and cost reporting, as well as measuring and reporting project earned value analysis.
• Utilize project management software and financial tools to analyze project costs, budgets, productivity, and forecasts.
• Oversee the budget mapping process, ensuring fiscal responsibility and accuracy across the department.
• Develop and maintain cost tracking and reporting systems to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Assist in the development, documentation, and maintenance of internal controls over financial reporting to ensure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act.
• Responsible for coordinating, facilitating, and participating in monthly forecast meetings, and delivering Monthly Reporting package.
• Collaborate with project managers and other stakeholders to gather cost data and provide insights into cost trends.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements through data analysis.
• Assist in the development of project budgets and forecasts.
• Support project teams in understanding and interpreting cost data to make informed decisions.
• Build data models to assist pre-construction, and estimating teams leading to improved budgets, and estimates.
• Implement an earned value management system to improve project cost management and Identify business risks early.
• Contribute to lessons learned sessions and root cause analysis for improvement, mitigate risk and enhance project cost management processes fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the organization.
• Improve and maintain our EPC project analytics system.
• Utilize statistical and project controls analysis methods to continually improve and optimize project analysis processes.
• Set up meetings with Operations Teams to innovate and improve processes related to project cost analysis.
• Provide data analytics support to all business units, leveraging advanced data visualization tools to uncover insight and optimize decision making processes across the organization.
• Develop a system with data quality measures to generate reporting for accounting purposes, enabling the identification of incorrect coding for journal corrections.
• Actively engage in field improvements by going out to the field to understand struggles, work on solutions, build trust, and be seen as a resource for project teams.
• Contribute to forward thinking project selection and innovation discussions.
• Implement predictive analytics models to forecast future project cost based on historical data and key project parameters enabling proactive cost management strategies.
• Conduct detailed analysis, providing insights on spend trajectory and identifying areas for optimization.
• Help identify key risks where projects could fail, and ways to stress-test them as quickly as possible.
• Grow analytics expertise around you, upskilling your team, analysts, and others, to increase overall team impact.
• Train and supervise analysts to ensure efficient and effective project cost analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or minimum of 5+ years of directly comparable experience.
• Demonstrated experience in construction cost management or other business preferred.
• Strong technical proficiencies with project management principles including change management, commitments, budgeting, monthly forecasting, and management software including CMiC.
• Experience partnering with internal stakeholders to identify objectives and work cohesively together to complete identified objectives.
• Strong communication skills, including virtual conferencing.
• Experienced in Microsoft Excel.
• Data driven and analytical mindset.
• Strong data management skills and creativity in business problem solving.
• Detail-oriented, motivated self-starter.
• Ability to travel as needed to successfully fulfill responsibilities and duties.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

• Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance.
• Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.