Pharma Capital Projects: Cost Controls Lead

Piper Companies; Petersburg (VA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Sick leave

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Project Controls Specialist (Cost Controls) to support a major pharmaceutical capital expansion. The role will establish and strengthen project controls across multiple projects, partnering with project leadership, engineering, and external stakeholders in a hybrid Petersburg, VA setting.

The ideal candidate has extensive cost controls experience on large capital projects, strong budgeting and forecasting skills, and a track record of executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering cost controls on large capital projects.
• Experience with owner-side project organizations and leadership teams.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial tracking, and executive reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management across multiple capital projects including budget development, commitments, forecasting, and expenditure analysis.
• Prepare and maintain project financial reports, variance analyses, and dashboards for PMs and executives.
• Support governance and capital approval by providing cost status, funding forecasts, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with engineering, construction, procurement, and PMO to ensure consistent cost control throughout lifecycles.
• Help build scalable project controls methodologies and reporting frameworks for a growing capital program.

Skills

Cost controls

Budgeting

Forecasting

Executive reporting

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Project Controls Specialist (Cost Controls) to support a major pharmaceutical capital expansion. The role will establish and strengthen project controls across multiple projects, partnering with project leadership, engineering, and external stakeholders in a hybrid Petersburg, VA setting.

The ideal candidate has extensive cost controls experience on large capital projects, strong budgeting and forecasting skills, and a track record of executive reporting.