Sr. Construction Cost Control Specialist

About the role

Tesla is seeking a Sr. Cost Controls Specialist with relevant construction experience to support the buildout of Tesla’s facilities and infrastructure. This position will focus on cost management, cost analysis, financial and cost engineering data, cost reporting, and benchmarking throughout various project stages. The role also supports change management, risk management for design and construction, and analysis targeting cost reduction and efficiency initiatives, contributing to the overall profitability and competitiveness of our capital projects team.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of cost management programs for construction projects, including approved budget, total commitments, and cost tracking (incurred and invoiced costs).
• Work closely with the project team to forecast project costs during execution.
• Support the Change Management process to ensure accurate cost projection for each project.
• Utilize cost data and trends to predict potential cost overruns or savings and provide recommendations for mitigation.
• Collaborate with project managers to ensure cost controls are in place and budgets are adhered to.
• Manage program teams to produce dashboards that communicate cost performance across teams.
• Perform trend analysis and actively evaluate project cost performance to identify potential risk areas and validate forecasts.
• Maintain cost tools and reports to communicate project cost metrics and performance with the project team and senior management.
• Track and analyze historical project data to develop current cost trends and benchmarking data for estimating current and future projects.
• Stay current with industry best practices and emerging cost management technologies to drive ongoing process improvement.
• Implement cost control best practices and seek opportunities for process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in construction project controls, cost management, budgeting, and forecast analysis, ideally in the complex commercial and industrial construction industry.
• Strong knowledge of cost management processes and cost structures on large-scale EPC projects, with an understanding of construction means and methods in civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing/process disciplines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments in ambiguous environments.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and agility in learning and utilizing new software; advanced MS Excel skills are required, and SQL experience is a bonus.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and cost analysis tools, and ability to use PowerBI dashboards to report to executive management.
• Capacity to work within a high-performance, cross-functional, and fast-changing organization with extremely tight timelines and aggressive goals.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and full-time Tesla employee benefits starting on day 1 of hire.
• Medical plans with plan options featuring $0 payroll deduction.
• Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with options for $0 paycheck contribution.
• Company-paid Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits.
• Company-paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability insurance (90-day waiting period).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Sick and vacation time (flex time for salaried positions, accrued hours for hourly positions) and paid holidays.
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources.
• Voluntary benefits including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance.
• Weight loss and tobacco cessation programs.
• Tesla Babies program.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee discounts and perks program.