Sr. Cost Analyst

Brown and Caldwell has an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Cost Analyst. This role will provide Project Controls leadership and expertise to project controls managers, project managers, and business unit leadership on diverse projects ranging in scope from Pre-FEED, FEED, detail engineering, procurement, and construction to complex program management.

Responsibilities include:

• Interface with project stakeholders as a trusted advisor to provide guidance and recommendations.
• Responsible for cost analysis, monitoring/reporting project financial information, and status reports for the project controls manager, project manager, and clients.
• Maintain budgets, change orders, and variance logs.
• Manages project controls data and analytical processes (KPIs) used to predict and constructively influence the cost outcomes of a project or program.
• Develop and maintain project cost reports including evaluating actual and forecasted costs against budgets and detailed analysis.
• In-depth understanding of contracts to include LS, reimbursable, and NTE.
• Coordinate with scheduling counterparts to ensure seamless integration of cost and schedule via WBS/ CBS.
• Provide hands-on support to Project Managers and staff during the cost implementation phase.
• Develop a project-specific Project Controls Plan (PCP).
• Develop work processes and reporting that comply with a diverse variety of client cost control and accounting requirements and specifications.
• Client-facing individual with strong organization, analytical, and writing skills, including experience in writing functional and technical specifications, reports, and procedures.
• Creative and innovative with assignments, training, and personnel development.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in work style in response to supporting multiple and varied projects and initiatives in parallel.
• Able to develop and foster effective working relationships in a virtual team environment and balance workload between corporate activities and hands-on project support.
• Flexibility to travel as required to Brown and Caldwell and/or client offices/sites.
• Understanding of accounting GAAP rules and earned revenue recognition.
• Develop and maintain project cost reports including the evaluation of commitments, actuals, and forecasted costs against budgets and detailed analysis.
• Develop expenditure plans that align with the schedule.
• Understanding of basic scheduling fundamentals
• Participate in dashboard development and maintenance
• Able to interpret S-Curves for physical percent complete (EV and Commodity).
• Ability to apply Rules of Credit for engineering (calcs/specs/drawings)
• Produce variance analysis and trend logs.
• Generate client deliverables and communicate effectively in client meetings.
• Develop formal PowerPoint presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support corporate initiatives.
• Contingency analysis with drawdown curve

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management-related discipline
• AACEI Certified Cost Professional (AACE-CCP), PMI Project Management Professional (PMI-OMP) preferred.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• 15-25 years of PC experience in delivery of engineering/construction projects.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office and data integration between PMIS, scheduling, and other systems.
• Creative and innovative with assignments.
• Flexibility and adaptability in work style in response to supporting multiple and varied projects and initiatives in parallel.
• Able to develop and foster effective working relationships in a virtual team environment and balance workload.

Salary:

Location A: $115,000- $156,000

Location B: $126,000- $172,000

Location C: $138,000 - $188,000

Benefits and Other Compensation:  We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100