Project Controls Specialist - Cost Engineer

PM2CM, Inc.; Pomona (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

PM2CM, Inc. is seeking a Project Controls professional in California to monitor and manage the budget, forecast, and cost performance across construction programs.

The role entails reviewing cost reports, assessing variances, and ensuring proper coding and encumbrances while interfacing with multiple technical leads. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of program/project controls experience, a related BS/BA degree, and strong knowledge of earned value, forecasting, and risk assessment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years professional experience in program and/or project controls on a construction program.
• BS/BA Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related degree.
• Experience working through the entire project life cycle.
• Knowledge of theories, principles, and practices of cost/schedule management, earned value management, change management, forecasting, and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the overall integrity of the project budget and forecast.
• Provide quality assurance to College functional staff regarding all financial tracking and cost performance.
• Conduct cost variance analysis of reported data to identify trends and mitigate potential budget impacts.
• Review, analyze, and oversee monthly cost reports and monthly progress reports.
• Evaluate contract change orders and amendments for impact on budget/timetable.
• Review the financial section of the Proposed Board Actions for accuracy.
• Review invoices for compliance and proper coding in accordance with encumbrances.
• Review task order requests, change orders, and amendments to ensure budget availability, accurate cost coding, and reporting.
• Interact with various technical discipline leads to understand and communicate issues and conflicts that may impact the budget.
• Ensure implementation of District’s policies, procedures, and plans regarding cost management of capital projects with multiple funding sources.
• Provide interface support and respond to all College requests for all financial information.
• Serve as the central receiving point for all financial matters for assigned College(s).
• Travel to offsite project locations as required.
• Ability to present data to management in an organized manner.
• Exceptional communication skills required.
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements and situations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to perform in a business environment, maintaining professionalism in all communications and demeanor.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Adaptability

Teamwork

Fast-paced environment

Professional demeanor

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Advanced Excel

Proliance

Data-Warehouse

Job description

• Monitor the overall integrity of the project budget and forecast in accordance with approved standard operating procedures
• Provide quality assurance to College functional staff regarding all financial tracking and cost performance
• Conduct cost variance analysis of reported data to identify trends and mitigate potential budget impacts
• Review, analyze, and oversee monthly cost reports and monthly progress reports
• Evaluate contract change orders and amendments for impact on budget/timetable
• Review the financial section of the Proposed Board Actions for accuracy
• Review invoices for compliance and proper coding in accordance with encumbrances
• Review task order requests, change orders, and amendments to ensure budget availability, accurate cost coding, and reporting
• Interact with various technical discipline leads to understand and communicate issues and conflicts that may impact the budget
• Ensure implementation of District's policies, procedures, and plans regarding cost management of capital projects with multiple funding sources
• Provide interface support and respond to all College requests for all financial information
• Serve as the central receiving point for all financial matters for assigned College(s)
• Travel to offsite project locations as required
• Ability to present data to management in an organized manner
• Exceptional communication skills required
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements and situations
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to perform in a business environment, maintaining professionalism in all communications and demeanor.

Requirements

Minimum Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years professional experience in program and/or project controls on a construction program.
• BS/BA Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related degree. Additional qualifying experience in excess of the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Experience working through the entire project life cycle.
• Knowledge of theories, principles, and practices of cost/schedule management, earned value management, change management, forecasting, and risk assessment.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience utilizing Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel Skills, Proliance, Data-Warehouse or other systems used by a large capital program, and any educational facility experience.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k).