Cost Technician

Valdeseng; Valparaiso (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Valdeseng is seeking an experienced Project Controls professional to join our cost management team. You will coordinate cross‑department data, develop cost reports, and support forecasting and budgeting across multiple projects.

The role requires 8+ years in project controls or related fields, a high school diploma (post‑secondary preferred), and the ability to work in the US without sponsorship.

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 across projects.

Responsibilities

• Establish lines of communication with departments to integrate information for accurate reporting.
• Disseminate relevant cost information to enhance project decision-making.
• Communicate with suppliers, project staff, and stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies or other cost-tracking issues.
• Monitor, share, and analyze data to improve project forecasting.
• Assist in annual budget development, preparation, and reporting.
• Assist in contract reviews to aid understanding of contracts and cost codes.

Skills

Communication

Data analysis

Cost reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

High school diploma

Post-secondary education preferred

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

• 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