Cost Specialist-Pasadena, TX

Turner Industries is a fully diversified industrial contractor. We help move the world forward by providing responsive, innovative solutions designed to increase plant production, reduce costs, reduce downtime, and even prevent shutdowns. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, Turner Industries has over 20,000 employees with offices and job sites across the United States. Our single-solution approach in the petrochemical, refining, energy, pulp and paper, and related industries has made Turner one of the nation's top industrial contractors and earned us the No.

1 spot on ABC's 2024 Top Performers list. People are at the heart of everything we do. Their safety, security, and satisfaction have always been our top priorities. For proof, look no further than our strong working relationships and extraordinary workforce.

Turner Industries Group, LLC has an opening for a Cost Specialist to join our team in the Pasadena, TX area. Non-exempt role;
Reports to the Project Controls Lead;
Assigned duties according to specific procedures/work is checked frequently.

• Must be proficient with Excel, have previous experience with budgeting and cost tracking, and be able to analyze data
• 4-10's work schedule; subject to change

Essential

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Ability to pass a background check and drug test
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, turnaround environment
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety compliance
• Documentation needed: certifications and resume
• Must possess excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
• Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots, etc.)
• Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.)
• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of such individual or others in the workplac e

This position supports the maintenance, capital project, and/or the turnaround team with a focus on quantitative analysis of cost and schedule to provide management with the data necessary to make sound business decisions. The Cost Specialist / Engineer also ensures the project's budget objectives are achieved. The candidate may be asked to work in Maintenance, Turnarounds, Small Capital Projects, or a combination of the three.

Effectively manage and control cost, general accounting, cost accounting, conduct audits and create and submit cost reports, The Cost analyst would work closely with the project management team, understand, and inform them about the impact and cost diversity or variances of the project, Develop Work Cos Breakdown Structure (CBS) for each specific scope of work, capital project, or turnaround, Use Oracle E-Business Suite to create project codes, view and manage cost data, requisitions, purchase orders, vendor invoices, budget man-hours and costs by object, subsidiary, and subledger by the CBS following receipt of the Job Opening Notice, Fully understand and facilitate the issuance of contract components/documentation, Set-up all Project Tracking Tools (e.g., Project Status Reports, E1 Reports, Payroll, Summaries, Field Change Orders and Equipment Rental Logs, etc.),

Review all requisitions (materials, subcontracts, rentals, etc.) for proper cost codes and forward to purchasing, Provide actual labor man-hour expenditures with Win PCS® to planner and scheduler for updating project curves and foreman's interface, Facilitate/maintain Management of Change (MOC) coding and budgets for the Project, Prepare and issue the Project Status Summary report including safety, schedule, manpower and productivity curves, financial status, quality controls metrics and field change order logs at the agreed upon interval (i.e., daily, weekly, monthly, etc.),

Review Vendor invoicing for accuracy and proper cost codes prior to forwarding to Accounts Payable, prepare and issue the final Project Status Summary report including safety, schedule, manpower and productivity curves, financial status, quality controls metrics and field change order logs, perform additional assignments per supervisor's direction.

• Four (4) years of cost control and analyst experience in any combination of industrial maintenance, capital projects, and/or outages and turnarounds.
• Four (4) years of jobsite cost specialist experience or BS degree in one of the following:
  Business Administration, Construction Management, Accounting, or related curriculum.
• Must have a strong background in both cost control and cost analysis.
• Working knowledge of basic to moderately complex cost accounting and cost engineering. Excellent Mathematical skills with attention to accuracy and detail are mandatory.
• Creative thinking skills are required for identifying issues before a…