Project Cost Controls Specialist

gFiber; Town of Charlotte (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

gFiber is seeking a Project Controls Specialist, Cost Analysis, to partner with the Project Controls Managers and Field Operations to keep projects on time and on budget. You will standardize cost tooling, oversee rollout and training, and manage cost control vendors as the SME for cost control.

The role emphasizes monthly, quarterly, and annual financial projections, data-driven insights, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver highly controlled project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in project controls, construction coordination, cost analysis, or related roles.
• Experience working with spreadsheets for data reconciliation, insight generation and process improvements.
• Experience analyzing raw data and translating it into actionable insights or summaries.

Responsibilities

• Support the regional and metro specific project controls, accounting, and technical operations teams as the central point of contact for cost control.
• Partner with Project Controls Managers and cross functional partners through training and regular office hours to ensure alignment across regional team members.
• Identify process inefficiencies, assess risk, and create solutions that allow for the central implementation of budgets, controls and schedules for a centralized projects controls team.
• Provide financial support through monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, including cost analysis and variance reporting to drive business insights and resource planning.
• Support development of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial projections and reports based on analysis of consumption and productivity data then work with cross-functional partners to ensure regular monthly reconciliations, spend governance, reviews, and approvals.

Skills

Spreadsheets

Data analysis

Cost analysis

Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Asana

Smartsheet

Job description

gFiber is seeking a Project Controls Specialist, Cost Analysis, to partner with the Project Controls Managers and Field Operations to keep projects on time and on budget. You will standardize cost tooling, oversee rollout and training, and manage cost control vendors as the SME for cost control.

The role emphasizes monthly, quarterly, and annual financial projections, data-driven insights, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver highly controlled project outcomes.