Scheduler/Cost Controller (Binghamton)

About the role

The Scheduler / Cost Controller position is located at LaBella's Program Management Services Division in Binghamton, NY. This role is in-person and subject to change based on the client's requirements.

Responsibilities

• Produce a variety of regular and ad-hoc reports in support of project planning and control initiatives.
• Work closely with the project team to ensure adherence to policies, procedures, and standards.
• Develop, implement, prepare, reconcile, and maintain project control data and reports.
• Assist with meeting client objectives by preparing monitoring project and developer financial attributes, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions.
• Verify the accuracy of all cost information, including proper coding and allocation to the project budget.
• Prepare required accounting and project cost reports.
• Generate reports on deviations, under-runs, and over-runs.
• Create forecasts and cost trend reports.
• Review and evaluate trends and their impact on project costs.
• Maintain change control and the change order register.
• Assess progress measurement and develop/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
• Manage and ensure the reconciliation of program controls data with financial and performance systems.
• Develop an Integrated Master Schedule of the project according to owner standards and approved scheduling tools.
• Perform Current Schedule and Cost (EV, AC) vs. Performance Measurement Baseline analysis.
• Identify and analyze critical paths/activities to ensure project completion within time and budget.
• Develop and evaluate the activities in the Integrated Project Schedule that affect the project.
• Monitor project costs and commitments to budget and forecast.
• Assess progress measurement and develop/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
• Responsible for Earned Value Management (EVM) during all project stages.
• Develop and evaluate the activities in the Integrated Project Schedule that affect the project.
• Perform Critical Path Analysis, identify and analyze critical paths/activities to ascertain project completion in time and in budget, including forecasting delays and evaluation of alternative scenarios.
• Provide guidance to other project personnel on good scheduling practices and techniques.
• Manage and ensure the reconciliation of program controls data with financial and performance systems, coordinating with Project Managers.
• Verify the accuracy of all cost information including proper coding and allocation to the project budget.
• Prepare required accounting and project cost reports.
• Generate reports on deviations, under-runs, and over-runs.
• Review and evaluate trends and their impact on project costs.
• Maintain change control and the change order register.
• Assess progress measurement and develop/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
• Responsible for Earned Value Management (EVM) during all project stages.
• Develop and evaluate the activities in the Integrated Project Schedule that affect the project.
• Perform Current Schedule and Cost (EV, AC) vs. Performance Measurement Baseline analysis.
• Identify and analyze critical paths/activities to ensure project completion within time and budget, including forecasting delays and evaluation of alternative scenarios.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Project Controlling and 4 years of experience in Construction Project Scheduling required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• CAPM or PMI-SP Certificate or equivalent (requires client's approval).
• SAP experience required.
• Primavera (preferred) and/or MS Project experience required.

Skills

• Project Controlling
• Construction Project Scheduling
• Report Generation
• Cost Verification
• Financial Reporting
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Integrated Project Schedule Development
• Current Schedule and Cost Analysis
• Critical Path Analysis
• Change Control Management
• Progress Measurement
• Team Coordination

Benefits

Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella's benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below.