Sr. Specialist - Project Controls

Sr. Specialist - Project Controls

At K , we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. K  employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. K  is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of K 's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join K 's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

Belong. Connect. Grow. with K !

K  provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

• Innovative Projects: K ’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment:
  Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work:
  Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

• Develop, maintain, and control WBS and lead project set up activities to ensure compliant and effective cost charging, billing and revenue recognition.
• In-depth knowledge of financial forecasting, budgeting, analysis, and reporting cycles, to include experience in estimates to complete/estimates at completion, variance and trend analysis and project schedules.
• Calculate, control, maintain baselines and budgets and monitor project funding, schedules and milestones, calculate estimates to complete, and process scope changes as needed.
• Maximize project cashflow, review customer invoices and minimize and reconcile unbilled balances.
• Oversee subcontractor expenditures, tracking costs & fees against budget. Analyze cost trends and prepare monthly accruals.
• Collaborate with Program Management and customers to achieve financial and contractual deliverables, developing presentations and reports for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead corporate budget and forecast activities for the project, documenting assumptions and evaluating opportunities and risks.
• Reconcile weekly, monthly and cumulative costs and performance data and provide project variances, trending and analysis of expenditures, and completion reports.
• Effectively manage funding tracking and calculate future costs based on labor productivity, material price forecasts, subcontractor costs and fees, wage rates, and risk analysis.
• Perform moderate to complex accounting and analytical tasks, including transaction processing, account reconciliation and analysis, cost accruals, and journal entries.
• General knowledge of contract management procedures and government contract processes.
• Develop price/cost estimates using complex pricing concepts, applying FAR, CAS, and government accounting standards.
• Establish financial controls, procedures, systems, and forecasting techniques to evaluate contract/program status and ensure compliance with government and customer requirements.
• Lead cross-functional teams, implement and support process improvement initiatives, and provide mentoring and training while balancing multiple priorities and long-term objectives.
• Ability to identify, diagnose, and resolve complex problems independently as well as work well with a team.
• Possess excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrate ability to…