Cost Control Specialist III

The Cost Control Specialist is responsible for supporting project teams by performing cost control activities for a portfolio of large projects. Responsibilities will include validating and reporting project costs, incorporating trends or approved changes, and providing financial forecasts for assigned projects.

• Work with accounting on reconciling invoices;
• Initiate, monitor, maintain and close out of capital work orders;
• Assists in the preparation of accruals;
• Collecting, evaluating, and reporting Capital budget, project cost, work order closings and variance reporting;
• Ensuring the integrity of accounting information and providing analytical services for utility projects;
• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis to obtain project field data or attend project meetings
• Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel
• Work with all relevant project and discipline personnel to prepare project cost expectations and tracking tools;
• Monitoring, maintaining, and completing key reports and providing analytical functions towards capital projects utilizing data and other critical deliverables;
• Create and analyze capital budgets, financial forecasts, reporting of actual financial results and variance explanations;

EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug-free workplace. Applicants are subject to pre-employment drug screens by urinalysis.

Eligible for US Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

FLSA Exemption: Exempt (Eligible for Straight-Time Overtime)

• Understand all relevant project documents pertaining to the preparation of cost control plans and reports;
• Availability and ability to work overtime as needed based on project
• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations
• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes
• Availability and ability to travel to client sites on occasion
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time
• Availability and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Must be able to lift and carry five (5) pounds
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Have attention to detail
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations
• Sufficient manual dexterity which permit the employee to perform routine office duties
• Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Office software (Word, Powerpoint, etc.)
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities which permits employee to communicate effectively
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels
• Five (5) years with less than ten (10) years of experience as a project cost analyst or similar role
• Requires a working knowledge of cost control software and the ability to learn new software platforms quickly
• Requires a High-School Diploma or Equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred

Part-Time Available: No

Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing. In addition to the requirements of EDG’s drug free workplace program, employees may be required to sign, acknowledge and comply with drug free workplace policies or programs required by clients.