Current Job Openings
Cost Specialist/Analyst
Client: Refinery
Location: Garyville, La
Duration: Long term, ongoing
Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, 401K
Experience: Cost with EPC Experience
- The Contract Project Controls Cost Specialist/Analyst will be responsible for providing cost engineering services for projects being managed within the Engineering Department.
- Projects range in mid-cap to major in size and consist of revamps, new units, infrastructure projects, and new buildings.
- Provide project management with forward looking information identifying expected project performance and comparisons against performance targets.
- Project team member providing relevant input and analysis to project management to facilitate timely decision making.
- Ensure construction control estimates are aligned with the decision support package's budget prior to commencing execution.
- Manage changes to the project budget.
- Coordinate continuous interface with Engineering, Maintenance, Accounting, and Project Team personnel.
Responsibilities Include:
- Participate with the project team in the development of the plan for the project establishing the WBS
- Work with outside engineering firms to ensure project cost control expectations and deliverables are met via facilitating project controls workshop and participating in project meetings
- Review of cost estimates for projects and development of the control budget from these estimates and phase decision support package
- Work with the project team to establish planned cash flow of project expenditures
- Ensure the planned schedule in the decision support package is aligned with the control budget and cash flow
- Performs project set up in client's Integrated Project System (IPS)
- Manages and issues work orders from IPS for the execution of work
- Review budget proposals for accuracy in cost and schedule
- Monitor and report project costs and perform analysis regarding deviations from the control budget
- Calculate monthly accruals, include in forecasts, and communicate to accounting department
- Develop with the project team realistic forecasts of the overall project cost and schedule
- Manage, document, and communicate change to the project budget
- Facilitate and participate in risk assessments, peer reviews, and audits as necessary
- Facilitates and lead the development and review of the monthly project status report (PSR)
- Evaluate project risks and communicate cost and/or schedule exposure to project management
- Facilitate the project closeout process
- Provide project cost and schedule information in IPA format if project is being submitted for benchmarking
Background:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction/Project Management, Business Administration, Accounting
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in project controls / cost control in EPC capital projects
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products - Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook
- Familiarity with SAP, EcoSys, P6, and/or Icarus software is a plus
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