Project Cost Lead

Location:

Arizona

The Project Controls Engineer III, Lead Cost provides project controls support for engineering, procurement, and construction activities, with a primary focus on cost analysis, forecasting, reporting, change management, and cost-control systems. Working under moderate supervision and reporting to the Project Controls Manager, this position analyzes project performance, identifies cost and schedule risks, develops practical solutions, and presents cost-performance information to project and corporate stakeholders.

• Define and maintain the project cost-control chart of accounts by work breakdown structure, using detailed estimates to provide visibility into engineering, procurement, construction, and contracting strategies.
• Compile, validate, analyze, and report project cost elements, including accruals, commitments, forecasts, and changes.
• Analyze and forecast project performance against established cost and schedule baselines for complex scopes of work.
• Estimate material, equipment, and labor quantities and costs to validate project estimates, change orders, and scope changes.
• Prepare estimates for minor scopes of work for review by the Project Controls Manager.
• Review design drawings, sketches, calculations, material takeoffs, and other engineering or construction information to support cost evaluations.

• Process project change notices and maintain accurate change logs.
• Manage the cost component of the project change-management process and report changes through the applicable change-management system.
• Identify out-of-scope changes during design reviews and document quantity variances based on material takeoffs.
• Assess the cost and schedule effects of engineering, procurement, and construction changes, including potential cost growth and schedule slippage.
• Evaluate requests for information, proposed process improvements, and differing site conditions for potential cost and schedule impacts.
• Identify project-control issues, recommend corrective actions, and collaborate with project team members to resolve concerns.

• Compile the cost-related portions of weekly, monthly, and quarterly project reports.
• Prepare, analyze, and present reports, charts, tables, forecasts, trends, and project-risk information.
• Present weekly and monthly project cost performance to project and corporate stakeholders.
• Communicate cost status, trends, risks, and recommended actions clearly to internal and external project stakeholders.

• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, and other project-control functions to ensure alignment with the approved scope of work.
• Apply an understanding of detailed construction methodologies to identify potential project issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Review engineering alternatives and contribute technical knowledge to the development of efficient project-control solutions.
• Help ensure project activities adhere to applicable safety and quality standards.
• Review and audit contractor equipment logs, timesheets, supplier invoices, and contracts to verify that equipment and personnel are used as specified.
• Collaborate with departmental, corporate, and external colleagues on moderately complex project-control matters.
• Provide guidance to Cost Engineers and Project Controls Specialists when assigned.
• Perform other duties as required.

• High school diploma or GED with at least 12 years of experience in engineering, construction, project controls, or a business-related field; or
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related field…