Analyst - Growth Projects

About the role

Works with Engineering Project Managers to provide cost controls support on projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost controls support on projects with advanced skills of a cost analyst.
• Evaluate and communicate cost impact of scope changes, contract values, cost trend impacts, allowances for design unknowns, escalation, contingency, and fee structure to the department head and management.
• Facilitate project approval in system; assist in coding and tracking of all invoices, including retainage payments.
• Verify rates are correct per contract and the invoice; track Actuals and Commitments in detail for the project.
• Work closely with the Project Manager to provide an updated forecast monthly for the project.
• Provide significant project metrics as requested; provide quarterly accruals for the project.
• Assist in tracking and managing purchase orders, contracts, and/or work offers; manage any necessary re-classes for the project.
• Manage documentation to be retained for project file.
• Adapt and work through ad-hoc requests as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, construction management, or business, or additional equivalent business experience.
• MS Office Suite experience, especially Excel.
• Comfortable in financial software packages.
• Exhibits strong communication and interpersonal skills, strong ability to apply judgment, and professionally challenge and question both basic and complicated activity and assumptions.
• Able to communicate with Analyst and Project Managers and solve project-related issues.

Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:

• Specialist/Analyst level: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 2-5 years of relevant job-related experience.
• Senior Specialist/Analyst level: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job-related experience.
• Lead Specialist/Analyst level: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pipeline industry experience.
• Intermediate level of Excel: pivot tables and the manipulation of large amounts of data.
• SAP systems experience.

Benefits

• Industry-leading compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits.
• 401(k) match with additional profit sharing.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Abundant career opportunities.

Working Conditions

• Usually, normal office working conditions.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.