Cost Analyst

People Integra (A Business Integra Group Company); Wilmington (NC); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

People Integra (A Business Integra Group Company) is seeking a Senior Cost Analyst to lead cost development for gas turbine power generation projects. You will partner with proposal, finance, project management, engineering, and construction teams to develop accurate project costs and manage forecasts, EACs, and budgets.

Join a cross-functional team delivering cost control and margin improvements while driving lean process improvements and standard work documentation for forecasting and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, or related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, power plant design, cost estimating or cost engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead project cost development, evaluation, and reporting for gas turbine power generation projects.
• Collaborate with proposal, finance, project management, engineering, and construction teams to develop accurate costs.
• Manage forecasts, EACs, actual costs, percent complete, and cost-to-go projections.
• Identify cost risks and opportunities and support budget management and margin initiatives.
• Develop cost summaries and present information to leadership.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean methodologies.
• Develop standard work documentation for cost estimation and forecasting.

Skills

Cost estimation

Project management

Lean methodology

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Job Location: Houston, Texas, USA (HYBRID)

Senior Cost Analyst

Job Location: Houston, Texas, USA (HYBRID)

Job Description

• Lead project cost development, evaluation, and reporting for gas turbine power generation projects during both proposal and project execution phases.
• Partner with proposal, finance, project management, engineering, construction, and other cross-functional teams to develop accurate and competitive project costs.
• Manage project cost forecasts, estimates at completion (EAC), actual costs, percent complete, and cost-to-go projections.
• Identify cost risks and opportunities while supporting budget management, process improvements, and margin improvement initiatives.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead preparation, integration, and optimization of project costs for proposals.
• Develop project cost summaries and present cost information to leadership.
• Lead accurate calculation and optimization of Estimates at Completion (EACs) using actual costs and project progress.
• Partner with Project Managers and Project Finance Managers to support budgets and financial reviews.
• Collaborate with functional teams to review and approve accurate EACs and maintain effective project cost-control practices.
• Regularly engage with functional owners across construction, site staffing, technical advisory services, project management, and other project functions to identify cost risks and opportunities.
• Track and communicate cost opportunities, risks, and progress across project teams.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean methodologies.
• Develop standard work documentation and best practices for project cost estimation and forecasting.
• Apply lessons learned from project execution to future proposals and margin improvement efforts.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction, or another relevant technical discipline from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, power plant design, cost estimating, cost engineering, or a related field.

Desired Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of gas turbine power plant systems, including plant-level design and costing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience with process improvement initiatives.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.