Cost Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Review and monitor project management reports pertaining to budget, productivity, manpower, schedule and man-hours on all projects.
• This includes tracking contracts and change orders during engineering, procurement and construction.
• Assists Project Managers in preparation of monthly project control reports, as well as monitors and reviews operational reports prepared by the project concerning cost, schedule, progress, budget, forecast, manpower, and quantities.
• Reports significant trends or variances to Project Managers.
• Participates in meetings, drafts reports or reviews work of others as related to project cost and progress measurement and performance.
• Provides periodic summary reports, graphs, progress and manpower projections.
• Prepares comparisons and evaluations associated with project estimates, forecasts, cost trends and schedules pertaining to budgets, productivity, and manpower loadings.
• Prepares monthly forecasts, reviews with Project Managers and enters into project management ERP.
• Drafts bimonthly project review presentations for leadership meetings.
• Requires general review by more senior staff on many aspects of work.

Job Requirements

• Experience: 2+ years as cost analyst
• Technical Competence: Must have strong skills in Excel based cost reporting or other cost management software and Microsoft Suite.
• Must be able to process and comprehend project breakdown structures, cost and schedule impacts, client impacts, and to make recommendations about project cash flow, performance and forecasting to project stakeholders understand health and risks of the project.
• Collaboration: Ability to form and foster collaborative relationships within Eichleay and with clients and partners.
• Industry Requirements: This role will require all or some of the following requirements at time of hire or during employment:
• HHFT Safety Training and current card or ability to obtain.
• Client Safety Training and current badge or ability to obtain.
• TWIC Certification and current card or ability to obtain. TWIC card must be obtained prior to start date or start date may need to be adjusted.

Work Environment And Physical Demands

• While performing duties of this job, you would occasionally be required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear (this includes being able to hear and talk on site based communication equipment), distinguish between various colors, be able to hear safety tones/notifications, and use fingers and hands to feel objects, tools, temperature or controls.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Overtime may be necessary as workload dictates.