Senior Construction Cost Controls Specialist

Currie & Brown; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Currie & Brown is a global leader in physical asset management and construction consultancy. We seek an experienced Project Controls Specialist to support cost controls across a portfolio of complex construction and retrofit projects.

You will work with project managers, site leadership, vendors, and finance teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and proactive cost management. The role emphasizes construction cost management over scheduling, with responsibilities spanning budgets,

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in project controls focusing on cost engineering and construction cost management.
• Proven budgeting, forecasting, cash flow analysis, EAC, and financial reporting experience.
• Experience managing POs, commitments, change orders, accruals and cost risks.
• Background in large-scale construction or mission-critical projects.
• Proficiency in Excel and cost management platforms such as Procore, eBuilder, or Unifier.
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills with multi-project oversight.
• Bachelor's degree in CM/Engineering/Finance or related field preferred.
• Data center experience and owner's representative or construction consultancy background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, cost tracking, commitments, and financial reporting across multiple projects.
• Develop monthly cost forecasts, cash flow projections, and EACs.
• Analyze budget variances and cost risks; provide recommendations.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, dashboards, and cost updates.
• Support preconstruction cost analysis, benchmarking, and PO planning.
• Maintain budgets and schedules of values within PM systems.
• Review and coordinate change orders, scope and cost impacts.
• Maintain risk registers, evaluate contingencies, monitor financial exposure.
• Align cost forecasts with schedule progress and milestones.
• Coordinate monthly invoice reviews, PO tracking, and vendor payments.
• Prepare quarterly accruals with vendors and finance.
• Support project closeout, PO closure and commitments.
• Coordinate third-party audits and maintain documentation.
• Ensure data quality across reporting platforms and systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost control and reporting accuracy.
• Support team initiatives, processes, and training.

Skills

Cost engineering

Budgeting

Cost forecasting

Cash flow analysis

Financial reporting

Data center experience

communication

Project management

Education

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

Tools

Procore

eBuilder

Unifier

Excel

Job description

Currie & Brown is a global leader in physical asset management and construction consultancy. We seek an experienced Project Controls Specialist to support cost controls across a portfolio of complex construction and retrofit projects.

You will work with project managers, site leadership, vendors, and finance teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and proactive cost management. The role emphasizes construction cost management over scheduling, with responsibilities spanning budgets,