Cost Technician

Valdes Architecture & Engineering; Valparaiso (IN); On-site; USD 77,366,000 - 103,155,000; Full time

Job summary

Valdes Architecture & Engineering in Valparaiso, IN is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to lead cost reporting and forecasting. You will coordinate across departments to ensure accurate cost data and support budget development, while resolving invoice discrepancies with suppliers and project staff.

You will develop guidelines, monitor data, and provide timely reports to stakeholders. The role requires 8+ years in project controls and strong communication skills; US work eligibility is

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in project controls, cost estimating, or related fields.
• High school diploma required; post-secondary education preferred.
• Maintain multiple project cost control data files across the project life cycle.
• Process timesheets and ensure accuracy of the timesheet database.
• Communicate results to the Manager of Project Controls and other departments.

Responsibilities

• Establish lines of communication with departments to integrate information for accurate reporting.
• Disseminate cost information to support project decision-making.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies with suppliers and project staff.
• Monitor, share, and analyze data for more accurate project forecasting.
• Assist in annual budget development, preparation, and reporting.
• Develop project controls guidelines and tools.
• Support cost preventive action and standard cost reporting.

Skills

Project controls

Cost estimating

Data analysis

Invoice reconciliation

Reporting

Stakeholder communication

Education

High school diploma

Post-secondary education preferred

Tools

Timesheet database

Job description

• Establish lines of communication with various departments to integrate information to facilitate accurate reporting
• Utilize effective communication processes to disseminate relevant and timely cost information to enhance project decision-making
• Communicate with suppliers, project staff, and other stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies or other cost tracking issues
• Work with multiple departments to monitor, share, and analyze data resulting in more accurate project forecasting
• Assist in annual budget development, preparation, and associated reporting
• Assist in contract review with project staff to facilitate understanding of contract and related unit codes/cost to ensure more accurate project cost tracking and forecasting
• Develop or assist in development of project controls guidelines, standards, processes, job aids and tools
• Works to implement cost preventive action
• Perform standard project and special project cost reporting as required by the project stakeholders; compiles and produces cost reports as required and directed
• Apply proficiency in effective communication and assessing project stakeholders for their core and special cost reporting, cost assessment, and cost analysis needs and provide those stakeholders with optimum communication, information, and reporting

Responsibilities

• Establish lines of communication with various departments to integrate information to facilitate accurate reporting
• Utilize effective communication processes to disseminate relevant and timely cost information to enhance project decision-making
• Communicate with suppliers, project staff, and other stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies or other cost tracking issues
• Work with multiple departments to monitor, share, and analyze data resulting in more accurate project forecasting
• Assist in annual budget development, preparation, and associated reporting
• Assist in contract review with project staff to facilitate understanding of contract and related unit codes/cost to ensure more accurate project cost tracking and forecasting
• Develop or assist in development of project controls guidelines, standards, processes, job aids and tools
• Works to implement cost preventive action
• Perform standard project and special project cost reporting as required by the project stakeholders; compiles and produces cost reports as required and directed
• Apply proficiency in effective communication and assessing project stakeholders for their core and special cost reporting, cost assessment, and cost analysis needs and provide those stakeholders with optimum communication, information, and reporting

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in project controls/coordination, cost estimating, or related fields
• High school diploma required
• Post-secondary education preferred
• Maintain multiple project cost control data files for detailed and summary level information of projects in various stages of the project’s life cycle
• Process project timesheets and maintain the timesheet database
• Ensure correctness of submitted invoices by referencing the timesheet database and confirmed contracts
• Obtain payment approval for invoices from Project Managers
• Communicate all results and issues to the Manager of Project Controls and other departments
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future

$27 - $36 an hour

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