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Project Cost Controls

Job in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, 78667, USA
Listing for: KBH Industrial
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-17
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Manager, Financial Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
About the job Project Cost Controls

KBH | San Marcos, Texas|Contract

About Us

KBH Industrial is a trusted resource for utilities and channel partners across the energy and industrial sectors, providing project management, project controls, senior consulting, and specialized technical support. Founded on the principle of people-first, honesty, collaboration and safety, KBH places skilled professionals in critical individual roles, working side by side with client teams to deliver deep expertise and dependable results.

Job Summary

Responsible for developing, maintaining, and controlling all project cost management functions for a large-scale, multi-phase critical electrical EPC data center program. The Sr. Project Cost Controls resource ensures cost visibility, forecasting accuracy, and financial risk mitigation across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, construction, testing, commissioning, and turnover.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain detailed project cost reports and forecasts
  • Establish and track baseline budgets, commitments, actual costs, and forecast at completion (FAC)
  • Perform cost variance analysis (budget vs actual vs forecast)
  • Support development & management of cost-loaded schedules in coordination with planning
  • Track and manage commitments, purchase orders, and subcontractor cost performance
  • Maintain cost coding structure (WBS/COA) aligned with project controls framework
  • Prepare executive dashboards and cost performance summaries
  • Identify and track cost risks, exposures, and contingency drawdown
  • Support change management, impact quantification, and cost of delays
  • Participate in weekly cost reviews, commercial meetings, and leadership updates
Required Qualifications
  • 7+ years EPC project cost controls experience
  • Experience supporting large-scale industrial or data center projects
  • Strong proficiency in:
  • Experience with projects exceeding $250M value
  • Strong analytical, communication, and reporting skills
  • Hyperscale or mission-critical data center experience preferred
  • Excel-based cost tracking and financial modeling
  • Cost forecasting and trending
  • ERP / financial systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
Additional Criteria
  • Budget development and control
  • Earned Value Management (EVM) principles
  • Commitment tracking vs forecast
  • Cost-loaded schedule integration
EPC Knowledge
  • Understanding of electrical EPC cost drivers
  • Equipment procurement and long-lead cost exposure
  • Construction productivity and installation cost tracking
  • Commissioning and turnover cost alignment
Risk & Mitigation
  • Cost risk identification and quantification
  • Change order development and cost justification
  • Delay cost tracking and financial impact analysis
  • Contingency management and drawdown strategy
Communication
  • Executive-level financial reporting
  • Cross-functional coordination with:
  • Ability to clearly communicate cost impacts and forecast risks
    • Project management
    • Construction
    • Procurement
    • Finance / accounting
Benefits

KBH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid parental leave, a 401(k) program, and other employee perks to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance.
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