Cost and Trend PCE, Sentinel

United States Digital Space LLC; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a PMO/PMA-based Cost Engineer in Ogden, UT. You will support field and design teams with cost control, trending, and progress reporting, coordinating across disciplines to deliver accurate cost performance reports for the M724 site.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience or a high school diploma with 9+ years, plus strong Excel, cost accounting, and project controls skills. U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience with cost engineering, budgeting, and reporting for major construction projects.
• Strong Excel data analysis and reporting to management.
• Knowledge of EVMS or similar earned value systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understand project scope, schedule, and cost objectives; develop cost control plans.
• Monitor costs, track accruals, and code invoices to accounts.
• Prepare budgets and cost reports; analyze trends and risks.
• Support trend and risk management programs; create unit rate analyses.
• Collaborate with project teams to implement cost control improvements.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to management clearly.

Skills

Excel data analysis

Cost control

Forecasting

Reporting

Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years

HS diploma + 9+ years

Tools

Power BI

Excel

MS Office

Job description

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Ogden, UT

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to the company is our Vision, Values and Commitments . They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report .

Project Overview:

the company is on the Northrop Grumman Corp. team preparing to deliver the U.S. Sentinel system of inter-continental ballistic missiles and launch infrastructure. Sentinel is a vital U.S. Air Force program designed to modernize the nation's aging force of inter-continental ballistic missiles, which make up the ground element of the nuclear deterrent. As part of the Northrop Grumman Sentinel nationwide team, the company will provide launch system design, construction, and integration.

A major contractor for the United States and allied governments, the company has handled such efforts as chemical weapons demilitarization projects, missile-defense, infrastructure, base operations, procurement and project management, and restoration and recovery spanning half a century. We use our expertise to help our customers securely and effectively transform mission delivery.

We invite you to join our team for this very interesting opportunity!

Job Summary:

This PMO/PMA-based role (Ogden, UT) supports project field and design teams with a strong focus on field cost engineering, trending, and progress reporting. The position partners across functions to plan, produce, and maintain cost and trend deliverables, and provide clear reporting to management on field scope performance. Owns multiple work areas or functional packages; coordinates across disciplines; performs complex analysis and drives recommendations with limited supervision. This position will support standard design and the work execution for M724 site.

• Must have either a United States Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Green Card Holder).
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check that includes verification of employment, education, and travel.

Major Responsibilities:

• Understand the project scope, schedule, and cost objectives and work with the team to develop and implement successful cost control and reporting plans that integrate with the rest of the project.
• Support the implementation of cost monitoring and control standards, techniques, systems, and reports including the following activities:
• Assisting with budget allocation and reporting/cost control for the assigned portions of the project
• Supporting the project Trend and Risk Management programs
• Assisting in the development of quantity takeoffs and development and/or application of unit rates
• Assisting in developing specific project codes of accounts and recommending appropriate modifications and revisions
• Monitoring the collection of actual costs, generating accrual information, and coding and classifying invoice and billing data within the established code of accounts
• Coordinating the development and accuracy of cost reports, including verifying consistency with previous reports
• Preparing specific budgets in accordance with prescribed standards and procedures
• Preparing cost studies using historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons
• Preparing and maintaining key cost reports.
• Collaborate with project team members to identify, analyze, and provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university plus a minimum of 5 or more years professional experience, [OR] in lieu of a degree, must have a high school diploma and at least 9 or more years professional experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience performing Excel data analysis and preparing reports to communicate results to management.
• Experience in one or more of the core Project Controls disciplines - Cost, Schedule, Estimating, Change Management, Risk, and/or Reporting.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, and/or startup work processes typically performed on major construction projects.
• Experience in performing, monitoring, and analyzing cost functions, cost control, and financial reporting systems data.
• Familiarity with performance and progress reporting, including unit rate and pricing variance analysis.
• Familiarity with procurement and accounting software applications typically used on major construction projects.
• Knowledge of project management practices used in the major construction industry customarily acquired through specialized instruction or practical experience over time.
• Knowledge in the use of Microsoft Office and other standard industry productivity software tools.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and perform work both independently and as part of team to meet project objectives.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in multiple Project Controls roles and disciplines or other functions
• Business Intelligence Analytics software such as Power BI.
• Work experience with compliant Earned Value Management System (EVMS) on a US Government project.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, material and craft performance methods and reporting (e.g., EPPR, DSCS, COCO, QURR process).
• Experience with change management such as baseline change proposals and trending.
• Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
• Experience with Six Sigma, LEAN, or other process control and improvement techniques.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, the company has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, the company has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at the company Total Rewards

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, the company has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably.

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