Project Controls - Cost Specialist
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and maintain multiple project cost reports (both internal & client) on a weekly basis.
- Develop and maintain multiple reports on weekly and monthly labor progress and performance reports (both internal and client), project cost tracking reports for indirect labor, rental equipment, and subcontracts.
- Assist with development and maintenance of change management system including change orders, budget shifts, and trends including contingency management.
- Timely and accurate forward-looking analysis and mitigation plan development to reduce or eliminate unforeseen cost impacts.
- Actively participate in bi-weekly or monthly reviews of all cost controls deliverables with the project team.
- Assist management in forecasting the project expected costs for monthly reporting.
- Develop and maintain budgets in progress tracking tool.
- Assist with auditing payroll coding on a weekly basis.
- Perform data audits to ensure accuracy of information.
- Liaison with the procurement and billing departments
- Conduct costs corrections.
- Understand earned value management systems.
- Other duties as assigned.
- 5+ years Experience in project controls, cost management, trend and change management, and/or project management experience with an EPC contractor or in the Oil and Gas Industry preferable.
- Degree in engineering or construction management in lieu of experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of tools a must, especially Excel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey information.
- Ability to work within a team as well as independently while prioritizing a large volume work and maintaining the highest quality.
- Must be able to work fast track and meet deadlines.
- Valid Driver's License
- Subject to background check and drug screen
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time and work on a computer.
- Ability to travel to job sites to perform job duties, including walking construction site for progress audits.
- Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.