Cost Control Engineer Jobs

Description
This is a long term contract. The Cost Control Engineer is responsible for:

• Assist project Controls manager in updating monthly reports. Reports include cost, schedule, scope and risk performance, both in tabular and graphical form
• Document lessons learned at a frequency appropriate for the program size and complexity
• Can work with project team to provide monthly cost reports, manage project change notices, and manage the purchasing process
• Maintain decision records and prepare and distribute record of recommendations
• Communicate projects cost performance as well as calculate burn rate based on resource and labor rates to support PM with forecasting
• Understand the project work scope, needs and deliverables
• Critically analyze risks, report on projects and quantify the impacts of scheduling delays to the baseline
• Prepares graphs, diagrams, and other exhibits to illustrate performance metrics, cost status and forecast requirements
• Performs analytical review and arithmetic checks of cost reporting documentation
• Capable of generating and reporting cash flow forecast and work-in-place (WIP) projections
• Facilitates simple and effective document management and retrieval on SharePoint and on file
• Working to align project work scope with company structures and code of accounts
• Perform cost control for the project including actuals analysis, forecasting, contingency draw down, cashflow curves, FTE utilization, and cost variance and explanation
• Proficient in planning, estimating, budgeting, and controlling costs so that a project can be completed within the approved budget
• Report on the progress of the project, staffing needs, schedule changes, and status of milestones
• Analyze contractors’ performance using Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), including Earned value, CPI and SPI
• Develop tools, templates, and forms to support, measure and audit project processes

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written skills are essential to interface with peers, management, vendors and contractors. This position requires knowledge of estimating techniques, project planning, engineering, and construction processes as well as knowledge of computer systems including scheduling programs, spreadsheets, word processing, flow charts and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• An Engineering, Construction Management, Business or Accounting Degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 6-9 years of experience in the engineering / construction field, or an associate degree from a technical field with a minimum of 8-10 years of related experience is required.
• Must have technical experience in the review of design documents, constructability, building components, labor rate analysis and material unit pricing. Must have strong analytical skills for cost estimate analysis, bid evaluation, change order analysis, value analysis, and benchmarking project costs.
• Experience in a pharma/biotech/Life Science industry a plus.
• A proven history of experience in project management, cost management, estimating, planning, scheduling and progress measurement and performance analysis is essential.

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