Project Scheduler & Cost Controller

K&A Engineering Consulting – is a privately held company, providing comprehensive consulting, engineering and design, program/project management, construction management, and support services to power utility and industrial clients. Specializing in substation, transmission, distribution, distributed energy resources, and EPC services, we excel in solving complex challenges with precision-driven solutions. We pride ourselves on employing top talent, fostering a culture of excellence, and building meaningful relationships with clients and employees.

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We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Project Scheduler & Cost Controller to join our team at K&A Engineering in Orange, Connecticut
. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects that make a real impact in the energy and utility sectors. You’ll be part of a dynamic, people-focused team where your expertise, ideas, and contributions will be valued and celebrated.

• The Scheduler and Cost Controller is required to produce a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of our project planning and control initiatives. Working closely with all functional departments, the Cost Controller plays a key role in ensuring that policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to.
• Verifying the accuracy of all cost information – including confirmation that costs have been properly coded and allocated to the project budget. Producing required accounting and project cost reports. Producing reports on deviations, under-runs and over-runs. Preparing forecasts and cost trend reports. Reviewing and evaluating trends and their impact on project costs. Monitoring project costs and commitment to budget and forecast.
  
  Maintaining change control and the change order.
• Develop an Integrated Master Schedule of the project according to Customer standards and approved scheduling tool.
• Develop and evaluate the activities in the Integrated Project Schedule that affect the project and be able to capture work that can be completed in six (6) month Look‑Ahead increments including work on critical path, work with less than 2 weeks float, work that can be consolidated, and work required to support that which is compatible with other projects.
• Develop Project Sequence/Logic – preparation of project schedules that accurately identify the interrelationship of activities to be performed by the various disciplines and Third‑Party involvement in the project.
• Perform Current Schedule and Cost (EV, AC) vs. Performance Measurement Baseline, compare and highlight major activity deviations between the original baseline and the current plan based on monthly updates.
• Perform Critical Path Analysis, identify and analyze critical paths/activities to ascertain project completion in time and in budget, including forecasting delays and evaluation of alternative scenarios.
• Overall responsibility for providing guidance to other project personnel on good scheduling practices and techniques.
• Customer Manager Planning and Control will coordinate Scheduler‑Cost Controller Group to ensure the accomplishment of the Portfolio planning and control goals.
• Scheduler‑Cost Controller Group will work under Manager Planning and Control who will provide direction and oversight.
• Produce a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of our project planning and control initiatives.
• Work closely with all functional departments, the Controller/Cost Analyst plays a key role in ensuring that policies, procedures, and standards are adhered to.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, feeding, reconciling and maintaining valuable project control databases and reports for projects.
• Manages and ensures the reconciliation of program controls data with financial and performance systems, coordinating with Project Managers.
• Verifies the accuracy of all cost information including confirmation that costs have been properly coded and allocated to the project budget.
• Producing required accounting and project cost.
• Producing reports on deviations, under‑runs and over‑runs.
• Preparing forecasts and cost trend.
• Reviewing…