Sr. Cost Analyst (Energy Infrastructure)

Description

MATRIX is seeking a Senior Cost Analyst, to apply technical cost management skills to meet project team and client needs for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting project cost performance. This work will include interfacing directly with project management, client management, and site personnel for the development of budget and cost metrics for the engineering, procurement, and construction scopes of work associated with electric utility infrastructure (Transmission& Distribution) projects.

• Work with project stakeholders to establish cost baselines
• Analyze data and build reports to support project monitoring and decision making
• Monitor and analyze actual project costs, calculate variances between actual and forecasted costs, and gather information to document variance explanations.
• Implement project controls tools and methodology
• Interface regularly with project management to support monitoring cost performance
• Develop project forecasts, utilizing estimates, schedules, purchase order open commitments, and inputs from project stakeholders. Review, explain basis for, and adjust project forecasts directly with Project Managers.
• Support the establishment of project original and approved budgets
• Support the month end closing and phase gate processes, coordination, productions, management, reporting and analysis of cost information
• Assemble supporting documentation to meet project team and client requests/needs

Requirements

DURATION: 6 months with possible extension(s)

• There is the potential for you to travel to client office for project coordination meetings
• Working knowledge in MS Office tools, with emphasis on the advanced use of MS Excel and/or Power BI in creating detailed, interactive spreadsheets, workbooks, and databases.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to interact and multitask with project team members, clients, and vendors of varying position levels.
• Post-secondary graduate
• i.) AACE CCT, or PMI Equivalent
• Familiarity with the practical application of project controls
• Or in lieu of i.), ii.) or iii.) above, has successfully passed designated proficiency testing
• 5 or more years of project controls experience
• Experience with Accrual based project execution.
• ii.) Working towards AACE CCP, CEP, PSP, PRMP, EVP, or PMI Equivalent
• Working knowledge in SAP
• iii.) In lieu of Professional Designation (i. or ii.) above, has completed equivalent training
• Related internship, co-op, or work experience, which includes project controls, project planning, project scheduling, and earned value performance, preferably within the power industry

Benefits

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement. You'll spend three days a week in the office, giving you the flexibility to work remotely (local to the Minneapolis area) for two days.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance