Senior Cost Control Analyst

NYC Office
28 Liberty Street
55th Floor
New York, NY 10005, USA

Position Title: Senior Cost Control Analyst

Grade/Classification: 6 (D1) – Senior Professional

Salary Range: $102,177 - $128,220 - Albany, Buffalo, & Rochester office

$107,231 - $133,274 – NYC Office (salary range reflects location differential-$ 5,054)

Bargaining Unit: CSEA

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Statewide; may be filled in any DASNY main office

Last Revised: April 11, 2016

Senior Cost Control Analyst reviews and recommends approval of construction change orders, analyzes claims, and participates in the negotiation of claim settlements on complex capital construction projects with a high degree of variables including budget, schedule, number of contracts, management approach, delivery method, level of service, phasing, customer orientation, staffing, labor, location and site access, design and/or construction complexity, environmental issues and other non-traditional project variables.

Senior Cost Control Analyst also reviews and provides comments on design-phase project documents.

• Review and analyze claims in coordination with internal and external project staff by reviewing project schedules, project documents and contractor records to determine if the claim has merit and the value of the claim; participate as directed in the negotiation of fair and reasonable claim resolution.
• Review and recommend approval of change orders, ensuring work is within the scope of the original contract, costs are reasonable, rates and calculations are in accordance with the contract and sufficient supporting documentation is provided.
• Review and sign contract-specific Labor Rate Worksheets documenting acceptable labor costs for change order work.
• Audit small change orders post-processing, and resolve any issues discovered during the audit.
• Conduct design-phase document reviews, including cost estimate, bid milestone schedule and schedule of values. Provide feedback to design staff and consultants.
• Coordinate with project estimating on cost estimate reviews.
• Coordinate with design and construction staff to modify the schedule of values as necessary.
• Review General Requirements to ensure they are not in conflict with, and properly supplement, the General Conditions.
• Provide complete pre-bid phase construction support, including the review and approval of pre-bid summaries.
• Participate in bid review and contractor selection; provide post-bid, pre-award phase services to construction staff.
• Review construction progress schedule updates and narratives against baseline schedules for potential delays; coordinate with project scheduling on schedule reviews.
• Participate in Project Health Assessment analyses, meetings and development of recommendations to improve project reporting, recover construction schedules and minimize financial impacts of delays.

• May provide construction phase advisory service to Project Managers.
• May train and evaluate staff.
• Assist Management in the development of policies.
• Develop, document and implement procedures.
• Assess, develop and implement internal controls, and oversee the review and testing of same.
• Undertake special assignments as directed.
• Must maintain regular attendance in accordance with DASNY attendance and leave policies.
• Must adhere to the NYS Information Security Policy Standards established and issued by the Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination. (Standards can be found on the Intranet).

Supervision of employees may be required.

Frequent travel is required, using public transportation, DASNY vehicle, rental vehicle or personal vehicle. This travel may include overnight stays at public accommodations and related establishments. Exposure to weather and temperature extremes, loud noises, heights (climbing ladders, scaffolding, etc.) and other work-safety hazards (chemicals, fumes, etc.) of a construction site. Requires complex and time-pressured decision-making. Must be able to work overtime or extended work hours as needed.

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