Cost Technician - Intermediate

12-month contract with potential for extensions. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Pay

$33.00 - $43/hr (W2 contract). ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment.

Schedule

Hybrid: Monday and Friday work from home, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday in office. Hours can be 7:30 AM–3:30 PM or 8:00 AM–4:00 PM. Additional in-office days required at the end and beginning of each month.

Responsibilities

• Establish lines of communication with various departments to integrate information and facilitate accurate reporting.
• Utilize effective communication processes to disseminate relevant and timely cost information to enhance project decision-making.
• Communicate with suppliers, project staff, and other stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies or other cost-tracking issues.
• Work with multiple departments to monitor, share, and analyze data for more accurate project forecasting.
• Assist in annual budget development, preparation, and associated reporting.
• Assist in contract review with project staff to facilitate understanding of contract and related unit codes/costs for accurate project cost tracking and forecasting.
• Develop or assist in the development of project controls guidelines, standards, processes, job aids, and tools.
• Implement cost preventive action.
• Perform standard and special project cost reporting as required by stakeholders; compile and produce cost reports as directed.
• Assess project stakeholders for core and special cost reporting, cost assessment, and cost analysis needs; provide optimum communication, information, and reporting.
• Maintain multiple project cost control data files for detailed and summary-level information of projects in various stages of the life cycle.
• Process project timesheets and maintain the timesheet database.
• Ensure correctness of submitted invoices by referencing the timesheet database and conformed contracts.
• Obtain payment approval for invoices from Project Managers.
• Communicate all results and issues to the Manager of Project Controls and other departments as needed.

Requirements

• High school and post-secondary education.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.