Senior Capital Cost Analyst — Funding & Forecasts

Cadient, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Metra is seeking a Senior Cost Analyst to integrate capital funding strategy with project-level cost management across the agency’s capital program. You will work with Project Management, Planning, Finance, and Grants teams to ensure funding alignment and accurate budgeting.

You will develop budget requests, funding strategies, and cost-control processes within the PMIS, monitor forecasts, and provide data-driven insights to leadership on cost performance and financial risk across large-scale

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Urban Planning, or related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in capital program administration, project controls, cost management, budgeting or financial analysis.
• Knowledge of capital program development, budgeting, forecasting and cost baselines.
• Experience with PMIS, eBuilder, PRISM or Oracle is preferred.
• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to interact with executives.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and submit budget requests and funding strategies in coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate development and approval of project charters and funding briefs for leadership.
• Oversee cost management within the PMIS, including budgeting, cost tracking, and change control.
• Maintain financial tracking tools, reporting systems, and cost-control processes for capital projects.
• Map project costs to funding sources and produce forecasts, cash flows, and spend curves.
• Monitor allocations and expenditures across all phases and lead periodic cost reviews with multiple teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Executive interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Urban Planning, or related field

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

PMIS

eBuilder

PRISM

Oracle

Job description

Metra is seeking a Senior Cost Analyst to integrate capital funding strategy with project-level cost management across the agency’s capital program. You will work with Project Management, Planning, Finance, and Grants teams to ensure funding alignment and accurate budgeting.

You will develop budget requests, funding strategies, and cost-control processes within the PMIS, monitor forecasts, and provide data-driven insights to leadership on cost performance and financial risk across large-scale