Project Cost Specialist

Job Title:

Project Cost Specialist

Job Description

The Project Cost Specialist provides comprehensive cost and schedule support to project leadership and site teams, ensuring that project controls are accurate, timely, and aligned with contractual and business requirements. This role focuses on developing, maintaining, and auditing project schedules, coordinating reporting between corporate and field sites, and supporting effective forecasting and cost management across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

+ Provide ongoing cost and schedule support and guidance to site Project Managers, ensuring project controls are accurate and aligned with contractual obligations.

+ Interface with clients and business unit leadership to ensure all required deliverables are met, including monthly and periodic reports and project review documentation.

+ Participate in Project Support Team activities and periodic audits of processes to confirm compliance with contractual procedures and internal standards.

+ Coordinate all interface reporting and review meetings between corporate teams and field sites, ensuring clear communication and timely information flow.

+ Coordinate the start-up of new field sites, including cost and schedule setup, and manage demobilization activities when projects are completed.

+ Provide support and guidance to site Scheduling personnel, helping them develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules.

+ Collaborate with Engineering, Construction, and Operations teams to develop detailed project schedules and assist in keeping these schedules current and realistic.

+ Assist with analyzing and auditing project schedules to identify variances, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

+ Develop and modify project schedules, including integrating multiple project schedules into a comprehensive Master Program Schedule.

+ Support proposal scheduling activities as needed, contributing schedule input and project controls expertise to bid and proposal efforts.

+ Support Project Teams with cost management activities, including forecasting, cost analysis, and Estimate at Completion (EAC) reviews.

+ Apply project controls and cost control practices, including earned value concepts, to monitor performance and support decision-making.

+ Prepare and maintain accurate reports and documentation using Excel, including pivot tables and other analytical tools, to track project cost and schedule performance.

+ Use Power BI and other reporting tools to present cost and schedule data in a clear and actionable format for stakeholders.

+ Contribute to financial and cost analysis activities related to project control, ensuring that budgets, forecasts, and actuals are aligned.

+ Ensure all project control activities are conducted with a high level of detail orientation, accuracy, and organizational discipline.

+ Communicate clearly and effectively in both verbal and written form with project teams, clients, and leadership, while managing multiple tasks concurrently.

Essential Skills

+ Ten plus years of experience in related project controls assignments, including cost control and project scheduling responsibilities.

+ Strong background in project controls, including cost management, cost analysis, forecasting, and earned value concepts.

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Experience with construction or operational project environments and an understanding of project support requirements.

+ Ability to perform cost and resource analysis to support budgeting, forecasting, and performance tracking.

+ Thorough understanding of Primavera scheduling software and Microsoft scheduling tools.

+ Basic knowledge and understanding of industry-standard scheduling terminology and practices.

+ Knowledge of general project controls functions and the ability to plan,…