Cost Control Lead

Rippling, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacifico Energy is seeking a Project Services Manager to lead cost control and reporting for a major gas turbine project serving data center load. You will own the cost reporting backbone, drive forecasts, evaluate change costs, monitor contingency usage, and review invoices to ensure accurate project accounting.

Qualified candidates bring 10+ years in cost control on large capital projects, 5+ years representing an owner over EPC contractors, and strong Excel and EV forecasting skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cost control on large capital projects.
• 5+ years representing an owner or client over an EPC contractor under a lump-sum contract.
• Proven cost management systems proficiency and advanced Excel.
• Hands-on earned value and forecasting experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the project cost report, commitments and accruals.
• Drive cost forecasting and variance analysis.
• Evaluate and quantify the cost impact of each change request.
• Track contingency drawdown and trend the cost position.
• Review invoices and payment applications.
• Produce cost reporting for the project and executive team.

Skills

Cost control

Earned value

Forecasting

Excel advanced

EPC contract experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Bluebeam Revu

Procore

AI tools

Job description

Pacifico Energy is a global energy infrastructure firm supporting complex, large load projects from development through to operations. The company serves as a trusted partner across engineering, financing, construction, and optimization, delivering tailored power solutions for large energy users, including data centers. With a proven international track record and over 15 years as a large-scale developer, Pacifico brings speed and knowledgeable oversight to projects from start to finish.

Cedar Creek is a 1,100 MW simple-cycle gas turbine power project serving data center load. As Project Services Manager you run the information backbone: document control, project data, systems and reporting, through to the handover of project records to operations.

What you get to do:

• Own the project cost report, commitments and accruals.
• Drive cost forecasting and variance analysis.
• Evaluate and quantify the cost impact of each change request.
• Track contingency drawdown and trend the cost position.
• Review invoices and payment applications.
• Produce cost reporting for the project and executive team.

What you bring to the role

• 10+ years in cost control on large capital projects.
• 5+ years representing an owner or client over an EPC contractor under a lump-sum contract.
• Strong command of cost management systems and advanced Excel.
• Hands-on earned value and forecasting experience.
• Proficiency with Bluebeam Revu, Procore and AI tools used with human verification.
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent years of relevant experience.

Nice to have

• Experience managing contingency on a project above 1 billion dollars.