Cost Control Manager

KBR, Inc.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Job summary

KBR, Inc. seeks a seasoned Cost Control Manager to lead project cost management, oversee budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasts, and trends across major capital projects.

You will provide financial visibility to client and PMC leadership and drive cost performance against objectives. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 15+ years of cost controls experience, and proficiency in cost management systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of cost control, cost management, forecasting, or project controls experience supporting major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasting, and cost reporting.
• Strong understanding of cost management, forecasting methodologies, project accounting interfaces, and performance analysis.
• Experience supporting large industrial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, or infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead project cost management activities, including budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasting, and cost performance reporting.
• Monitor project performance against approved budgets, identifying trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain estimate-at-completion (EAC), cash flow, and funding forecasts.
• Support change management activities by evaluating cost impacts and maintaining budget alignment.
• Provide cost analysis, forecasting insights, and performance reporting to client and PMC leadership.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders to ensure accurate cost collection, reporting, and forecasting.
• Lead and develop the cost control team while promoting cost management best practices.

Skills

Cost control

Forecasting

Budgets

Project controls

EAC

Leadership

Finance

PM certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Finance/PM

Tools

EcoSys

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

KBR is looking for a Cost Control Manager to lead project cost management activities and maintains oversight of budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasts, and trends. This role provides financial visibility to client and PMC leadership and ensures cost performance is continuously monitored against approved project objectives.

Functional job responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Lead project cost management activities, including budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasting, and cost performance reporting.
• Monitor project performance against approved budgets, identifying trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain estimate-at-completion (EAC), cash flow, and funding forecasts.
• Support change management activities by evaluating cost impacts and maintaining budget alignment.
• Provide cost analysis, forecasting insights, and performance reporting to client and PMC leadership.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders to ensure accurate cost collection, reporting, and forecasting.
• Lead and develop the cost control team while promoting cost management best practices.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of cost control, cost management, forecasting, or project controls experience supporting major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasting, and cost reporting.
• Strong understanding of cost management, forecasting methodologies, project accounting interfaces, and performance analysis.
• Experience supporting large industrial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, or infrastructure projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing projects.
• Experience in an Owner's Representative, PMC, EPCM, or Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) environment.
• Experience supporting large projects with multiple phases exceeding $500 million TIC.
• Proficiency with EcoSys, SAP, Oracle, Power BI, or similar project cost management and reporting systems.
• Professional certifications such as CCP®, EVP®, PMP®, or equivalent project controls credentials.

Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.