Project Controls Cost Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Perform detailed project reconciliation across financial systems, engineering records, and asset data
• Validate unitization, plant transfers, and retirement units to ensure alignment with installed assets and approved scope
• Identify and resolve discrepancies between field execution, design outputs, and system records
• Identify cost variances and support development of clear explanations for Project Managers and PMO
• Analyze project spend for completeness, accuracy, and proper allocation
• Perform UDBU (Unidentified/Unallocated) analysis to identify missing charges or misallocated costs
• Investigate and resolve data gaps in coordination with PMs, engineering, and finance teams
• Validate that all project documentation, engineering deliverables, and financial records are complete and aligned
• Partner with Project Managers, Engineering, Design, Supply Chain, and PMO teams to drive issue resolution
• Track and follow up on outstanding items required for closeout approval
• Ensure projects meet all required criteria for closeout, including resolution of technical, financial, and material discrepancies
• Ensure all required closeout documentation is complete, accurate, and properly stored in systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
• 5 years or more experience managing project cost, forecasts, budgets, and conducting financial reporting for utility and infrastructure projects
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite – Excel (formulas, macros, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, dashboards, etc.), SAP, Power BI, Tableau

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within construction, energy, utilities, engineering (civil, mechanical, electrical), consulting or related space
• Familiarity with project closeout processes and lifecycle delivery
• Experience with ERP or project systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Trimble, or similar)