Project Cost Controls Lead

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Generous PTO & paid holidays

401(k) with generous match

Medical, dental, vision, life insured

Job summary

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group is seeking a seasoned Project Cost Controls Specialist to own the numbers behind energy infrastructure projects across North America. You will build and maintain budgets from inception to completion, track actuals, forecasts, and variances, and identify risks with actionable recovery plans.

You will collaborate with Project Managers and Operations leaders to turn financial data into insights, support change orders and cost transfers, and ensure alignment

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of experience in project cost controls, cost management, project controls, or related field.
• Hands-on experience developing, controlling, planning and forecasting project budgets.
• Strong understanding of actuals vs. budget, forecasting, variance analysis, and cost-to-complete.
• Ability to identify cost issues, analyze project financials, and recommend corrective actions.
• Experience communicating project cost performance and risks to Project Managers and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and control project budgets and cost baselines
• Track actual costs, commitments, forecasts, and cost trends
• Perform EAC/ETC, variance, and cost-to-complete analysis
• Identify cost risks, deviations, and emerging issues and recommend corrective action
• Support change orders, budget transfers, and cost impact analysis
• Prepare clear cost reports, forecasts, dashboards, and project performance updates
• Communicate cost performance, concerns, and recovery plans to Project Managers and leadership
• Partner with project teams to align financial performance with execution plans
• Apply EVM principles to evaluate cost and schedule performance
• Use tools such as JDE, EcoSys, Procore, Excel, and Power BI
• Support consistent cost-control processes and continuous improvement across projects

Skills

Budget management

Forecasting

Cost reporting

Variance analysis

Cost control

EVM basics

Excel

Education

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

Tools

JDE

EcoSys

Procore

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group is seeking a seasoned Project Cost Controls Specialist to own the numbers behind energy infrastructure projects across North America. You will build and maintain budgets from inception to completion, track actuals, forecasts, and variances, and identify risks with actionable recovery plans.

You will collaborate with Project Managers and Operations leaders to turn financial data into insights, support change orders and cost transfers, and ensure alignment