Cost Control Analyst, Renewable Energy Projects

ADP, Inc.; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and bonus

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition assistance and professional de

EAP and wellness resources

Employee discounts and insurance

Job summary

Geronimo Power is seeking a Cost Control Analyst in Bloomington, MN to support cost management, forecasting, reporting, and project controls across a renewable energy portfolio. You will collaborate with Development, Engineering, Finance, Construction, and Project Planning teams to establish and maintain cost control processes.

This role focuses on cost visibility, forecasting accuracy, and disciplined project controls practices to enable informed decision-making and portfolio management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, Engineering, Project Management, Business, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Understanding of project budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and variance analysis principles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience using financial reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting tools across the Development portfolio.
• Support development of Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) and alignment with Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
• Assist with cost loading schedules in Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) and support schedule-driven forecasting initiatives.
• Coordinate monthly forecasting cycles with project teams and consolidate portfolio-level cost forecasts.
• Analyze budget, forecast, and actual performance and identify key cost variances and trends.
• Partner with schedulers to translate schedule movement, milestone changes, and critical path impacts into potential cost and cash flow implications.
• Support development of risk-adjusted forecasting methodologies, including P50 and P90 forecast views.
• Prepare executive reporting packages, including spend curves, forecast summaries, variance analyses, and portfolio dashboards.
• Assist with implementation of cost governance processes, change control procedures, reporting standards, and data ownership expectations.
• Support Power BI dashboard development and continuous improvement of cost reporting tools and processes.
• Identify cost risks, forecasting challenges, and opportunities to improve project controls maturity across the organization.
• Collaborate with Development, Engineering, Permitting, Real Estate, Interconnection, Origination, Procurement, Construction, and Finance teams to maintain accurate and timely cost forecasts.
• Support integration of schedule, cost, risk, and financial information to improve project visibility and decision-making.
• Escalate significant budget, forecast, or cost exposure concerns to project leadership in a clear and timely manner.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent work

Forecasting interest

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC)

Power BI

Project controls systems

Job description

Geronimo Power is seeking a Cost Control Analyst in Bloomington, MN to support cost management, forecasting, reporting, and project controls across a renewable energy portfolio. You will collaborate with Development, Engineering, Finance, Construction, and Project Planning teams to establish and maintain cost control processes.

This role focuses on cost visibility, forecasting accuracy, and disciplined project controls practices to enable informed decision-making and portfolio management.