Cost Control Specialist II

EDG Inc

Cost Control Specialist II

Job Opening Details

Industry:
* Electric Utilities

Position: Cost Control Specialist II

Req Code: 3017

General

Location:

New Orleans

Primary Responsibilities

Job Title: Cost Control Specialist II

Date Opened: 9/10/2026

Location: New Orleans

Industry: Utilities

Department: Project Controls

Employment Type: Full-Time Regular

Part-time available: No

Eligible for US work authorization: No

FLSA Exemption: Non-Exempt

This position is not a remote position and requires candidates to reside within commuting distance to downtown New Orleans.

Job Summary:

The Cost Control Specialist is responsible for supporting project teams by performing cost control activities for a portfolio of projects. Responsibilities will include validating and reporting project costs, calculation of cost accruals, and processing contracts and invoices.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Work with all relevant project and discipline personnel to prepare project cost expectations and tracking tools.

Understand all relevant project documents pertaining to the preparation of cost control plans and reports.

Ensuring the integrity of accounting information and providing analytical services for transmission and substation projects.

Monitoring, maintaining, and completing key reports and providing analytical functions towards capital projects utilizing data and other critical deliverables.

Collecting, evaluating, and reporting capital budget, project cost, work order closings and variance reporting.

Initiate, monitor, maintain and close out of capital work orders in all legal entities.

Create and analyze capital budgets, financial forecasts, reporting of actual financial results and variance explanations.

Work with accounting on reconciling invoices.

Assists in the preparation of accruals.

Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities):

Required Basic or Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or the equivalent required;

Two(2) years of experience as a project cost analyst or similar role;

Working knowledge of cost control software; and the ability to learn new software platforms quickly

Proficient in Microsoft Excel;

Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Office software (Word, Powerpoint, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors degree;

Ability to work with minimal supervision;

Ability to learn new software platforms quickly;

Ability to pay close attention to detail;

Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels;

Availability and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously;

Availability and ability to travel to client sites on occasion;

Availability and ability to work overtime as needed based on project.

Additional Application Requirement

Tobe considered, candidates residing outside of commuting distance to the office are required to provide a cover letter regarding their intentions to relocate to the local area and that the candidate understands that there will be no relocation assistance provided. Candidate outside of commuting distance to the office who do not provide a cover letter will not be screened for the  addition, the candidates location must be easily identifiable either on submittal documents or in the candidates registration in our ATS.

Working Conditions:

Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel

Maybe required to travel out of town on a periodic basis to obtain project field data or attend project meetings

Field duties may require outdoor work in a plant, facility or terminal environment

Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection

Maybe at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes

Physical Requirements (With out of ... )

Must be able to lift and carry five (5) pounds

Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities which permit employee to communicate effectively

Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time

Sufficient vision or other powers of observation which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations

Sufficient manual dexterity which permit the employee to perform routine office duties

Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations

This job description is intended to indicate the kinds of work, the nature of tasks, and the skill and knowledge used in this position. It is not intended to act as a guarantee of the nature of the work and the responsibilities. This…