Project Cost Controller

Arcadis; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

EAP and 401K

STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance

Paid parental leave

Wellbeing benefits

Adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

9 paid holidays

15 days PTO

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Project Cost Controller to join its Major Projects team in Atlanta. You will support cost control functions across a portfolio of large Design-Build transportation pursuits, driving baseline development, cost performance, earned value reporting, forecasting, and margin protection.

You will work with Project Managers and Commercial Managers to translate priced proposals into system-ready baselines, establish clear work breakdown structures, and maintain robust

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 5+ years in cost control or project controls for design-build projects.
• Experience with fixed-price/lump-sum contracts and EAC/ETC forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Support fee proposals and cost baselines based on priced proposals and staffing plans.
• Develop and maintain baseline WBS and cost structures in Oracle.
• Ensure data integrity in Oracle incl. timesheets, commitments, accruals, and postings.
• Create earned value and cost reporting models aligned to Oracle actuals and P6 schedule.
• Maintain rolling cost forecasts (EAC/ETC), track trends, quantify change impacts; support decision-making.
• Support monthly cost cycles, invoicing, WIP, cashflow and profitability reporting.

Skills

Oracle cost setup

Excel reporting

P6 scheduling knowledge

Earned value analysis

Cost forecasting

Communication with teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management/Finance/Accounting

Tools

Oracle

Excel

Power BI

P6

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Project Cost Controller to join its Major Projects team, supporting large Design-Build transportation pursuits and projects. The role will support cost control activities from pursuit through closeout, with a focus on baseline development, cost performance, earned value reporting, forecasting, and profitability on fast-paced capital projects.

In this role, you will support the cost control function across a portfolio of major pursuits and active projects. Working closely with Project Managers and Commercial Managers, you will help translate priced fee proposals into system-ready cost baselines, establish clear work breakdown, and maintain robust reporting models that provide timely insight into cost performance, earned value, forecasting, change management, and margin protection. This position reports to the Major Projects Commercial Director.

Role accountabilities

• Proposal and fee-stage support: Support fee proposals across a portfolio of pursuits, converting priced fee files and staffing plans into consistent, system-ready work breakdown and cost breakdown structures, and validating estimate roll-ups by role, discipline, and work package.
• Baseline development in Oracle: Develop and execute baseline WBS and cost structures within Oracle in a streamlined, repeatable way, establishing clean cost baselines and the mapping between the P6 schedule, the WBS, and the Oracle cost structure so project managers have decision‑ready information at award.
• Cost control and data integrity: Own data integrity within Oracle, including timesheet coding, commitments, accruals, and cost postings, and drive standardization of setup so the process is efficient, auditable, and consistent across the portfolio.
• Earned value and reporting: Create and maintain earned value and cost reporting models that reconcile to Oracle actuals and the P6 schedule, producing the metrics and dashboards needed to manage fast-paced fixed-price contracts and enable timely stakeholder decision‑making.
• Forecasting, change, and risk: Maintain rolling cost forecasts and EAC/ETC projections, track trends and contingency, and quantify the cost impact of change orders and relief/compensation events to support the commercial team.
• Commercial and profitability support: Support monthly cost cycles, invoicing, work-in-progress, and cash‑flow reporting, providing clear insight into margin, contingency drawdown, and profitability across active projects.

Qualifications & Experience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5 or more years of cost control or project controls experience in the field of design-build projects.

Key Skills/Attributes

• Ability to manage time to support multiple projects and maintain accurate reporting standards
• Demonstrated experience on fixed-price / lump-sum contracts, including EAC/ETC forecasting and variance analysis.
• Hands‑on experience developing baseline WBS and cost structures within Oracle (ERP equivalent), including setup, forecasting, and reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to build and maintain reporting models
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain cost, earned value, and performance information to project teams and leadership.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and data integrity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large‑scale capital projects, preferably in the transportation sector.
• Power BI (or similar) dashboarding and data-modeling experience.
• Working knowledge of P6 schedules
• Professional license or accreditation in the field of cost engineering or project controls (e.g., AACE CCP/EVP/PSP).

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills‑based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.

The salary range for this position is $88,000 - $133,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.