Project Controls Cost Engineer/Analyst

Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 95,900 - 141,133; Full time

Job summary

The Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research is seeking a seasoned project financial analyst to support the Facilities Maintenance and Engineering group. You will monitor budgets, perform EAC analyses, and provide monthly financial reports to guide decisions for the campus renovation and operations.

Ideal candidates will have at least five years of related experience, a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, strong teamwork, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or four years relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of five years of related experience.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Ability to multitask and stay organized in a fast-paced environment.
• The essential functions require physical movement and ability to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project performance against budget baselines and milestones.
• Compile and review budgets for FME using various data sources.
• Complete estimate at completion (EAC) analysis of all cost elements.
• Understand indirect cost impact on total project cost.
• Prepare financial plans and monitor financial policies.
• Extract and develop monthly reports from the project finance system.
• Analyze cost and schedule information and present recommendations to management.
• Prepare routine and special-purpose reports.
• Assist in developing and monitoring a project’s EAC and reasonableness.
• Serve as main point of contact for FME with finance and NCI regarding funding.
• Maintain historical records, trends, and personnel forecasts.
• Analyze project financial data and provide senior management insights.
• Maintain databases, verify data, and ensure integrity of financial systems.
• Update contract commitments and reconcile expenditures.
• Recommend budget policies and prepare evaluations of costs.
• Develop creative reporting tools to communicate project progress.
• Attend project meetings to provide current financial information and impacts.
• Provide detailed performance metrics to senior management and NCI.

Skills

Budgeting

Cost analysis

Financial reporting

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Security clearance

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree / four years experience

Tools

Maximo

Costpoint/Cognos

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

The Frederick National Laboratory (FNLCR) is operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. The lab addresses urgent biomedical challenges including cancer, AIDS, drug development, nanotechnology in medicine, and rapid response to infectious diseases.

Program Description

The Facilities Maintenance and Engineering (FME) mission is to support the NCI at Frederick in curing cancer and AIDS. FME manages the physical campus, including research laboratories, administrative spaces, infrastructure, and surrounding landscape. It is responsible for planning, designing, and construction management of renovations at FNLCR.

Key Roles/Responsibilities

• Monitor project performance against budget baselines and established performance milestones.
• Compile and review budgets for FME using actual performance, previous budget figures, estimated revenue, expense reports, and other data sources to control funds and provide for proper financial administration.
• Complete estimate at completion (EAC) analysis of all cost elements within a project taking into consideration contract commitments, expenditures to date, changes and potential trends.
• Understand the impact of indirect cost on project total cost.
• Prepare financial plans, monitor implementation of financial policies.
• Extract and develop monthly reports from the project finance and accounting system to track costs and budgets.
• Analyze cost and schedule information, identifying potential concerns, as well as corrective alternatives, and presenting recommendations to management.
• Prepare routine and special-purpose reports.
• Assist the project team in the development and monitoring of a project’s EAC and assessing the reasonableness of the EAC.
• Serve as main point of contact for FME interface with the finance department and NCI regarding funding and financial matters.
• Maintain historical records, analyzing trends, establishing cost rates and personnel forecasts.
• Analyze quantitative project financial data and make recommendations to senior management.
• Maintain database(s) by entering, verifying, and backing up data to ensure integrity and completeness of financial data systems.
• Update contract commitments, reconcile and analyze actual expenditures, monitor trend status and maintain continuity of tracking structure.
• Recommend and interpret budgetary policies and procedures, prepare comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted funds.
• Develop creative reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
• Attend project meetings to provide current financial information and potential impacts to project budget or forecast.
• Provide detailed performance metrics and analysis for senior management and NCI at established intervals.

Basic Qualifications

• Possession of Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university or four (4) years relevant experience in lieu of degree. Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency.
• In addition to the education requirement, a minimum of five (5) years of related experience is required.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Ability to multitask and stay organized in a fast-paced environment.
• The essential functions of this position require the ability to walk, stand, bend, stoop, and climb stairs, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Maximo, Costpoint/Cognos and SharePoint.
• Experience in construction and facilities maintenance.
• Strong communication skills with all levels of personnel through written and oral presentations.
• Ability to interface and communicate with a wide range of functional areas in a highly technical environment.
• Advanced level professional providing professional input to complex assignments / projects, while working independently receiving guidance in only the most complex situations.
• Ability to exercise judgment in the evaluation, selection, and adaptation of both standard and complex techniques and procedures.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, color, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Pay And Benefits

Pay and benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. Salary range: $95,900.00 - $141,133.00 USD. The posted pay range is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.