Senior Cost Analyst

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP is seeking a Cost Analyst to support budgets, forecasts, and project cost control on multiple engineering projects. The role emphasizes collaboration with Project Managers, maintaining change logs, and preparing funding requests through Unifier.

The candidate will analyze cost variances, validate costs, and generate reports, contributing to accurate cost planning and project closeout activities within a federal contracting environment.

Qualifications

• Degree required or relevant construction/engineering management background.
• Experience with project cost control and budgeting processes.
• Analytical mindset for cost variance analysis.
• Strong communication with project stakeholders.
• Familiarity with change control and funding requests.
• Experience in construction project environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and update monthly forecast budgets.
• Ensure responses to project budget reflect accurate and current cost information.
• Maintain scope change, contingency release, change orders, and journal logs.
• Assist PMs in preparing funding requests for project authorization.
• Assist PMs in funding changes via Unifier change control system.
• Assist closeout with other departments and define deliverables and dates.
• Communicate project costs risks to key stakeholders.
• Analyze and trend cost variances vs. current cost plan.
• Analyze and validate unauthorized costs and report to PMs and supervision.
• Develop and analyze cost plans; forecast costs to complete.
• Manage project funding orders and ensure proper documentation.
• Use cost and schedule plans to judge project objective achievability.
• Verify milestones and suggest process improvements with responsible parties.
• Assess project performance using industry-standard reporting methods.
• Input data into programs and prepare cost/forecasting reports.
• Maintain project documentation and records per guidelines.
• Provide special reports to supervisor or manager when requested.

Skills

Budgeting

Change management

Collaboration

Forecasting

Reporting

Cost risk communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Unifier

Job description

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP (E2) is a professional services firm established in 1988 specializing in a full spectrum of engineering services including, project engineering and design, federal base operations and infrastructure support services, gas pipeline construction and inspection services, environmental consulting and remediation, and information technology services. At E2, we value safety, innovation and collaboration, and we are dedicated to excellence.

Overview

The Cost Analyst is able to provide analytical support on any project.

Responsibilities

Budgeting

• Create, maintain, and update monthly forecast budgets.
• Ensure that responses to project budget reflect accurate and current project cost information and stakeholders are in concurrence.

Change Management

• Maintain scope change, contingency release, change order, and journal entry logs.

Collaboration

• Assist Project Managers in preparing funding requests to gain project authorization.
• Assist Project Managers in gaining funding changes to projects through the Unifier change control system.
• Assist in the closeout process of a project with other departments. Work closely with Project Management to determine required deliverables and expected dates to achieve closeout.
• Communicate project risks related to costs to key stakeholders.

Costing / Forecasting

• Analyze and trend cost variances by comparing the current cost plan against the actual cost to date.
• Analyze and validate unauthorized costs to projects and report to Project Managers and Supervision.
• Cost Plan Development and Analysis.
• Forecast costs to complete on projects and maintain reports with accuracy.
• Manage project funding orders and ensure all required documentation is entered and/or correct in tracking documentation systems.
• Use the cost and schedule plan to determine if project objectives are achievable.
• Verify that project cost and schedule milestones were/were not attained and provide input to identify future process or business improvements and work with responsible parties to implement.

Reporting

• Assess and report on project performance using established industry standards.
• Input data into various programs and prepare various cost and forecasting reports.
• Maintain written and electronic project documentation and records for required aspects of the project: Maintain project files in accordance with established guidelines and requirements.
• May provide special reports for supervisor or manager upon request.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or relevant degree in Construction Management, Project Management, etc.
• 3-5 years as a Cost Analyst or relevant Project Controls experience.

Preferred

• Cost experience associated with construction operations experience.

Benefits

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off.

Wage Data Per State Requirements

Salary range for this position is $130,000 - $140,000. The starting salary will be commensurate with skill, education, experience, and working environment.

Local Candidates only

Yes

Drug Free Workplace

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP is a Drug Free Workplace. After accepting an offer of employment, applicants may be required to undergo background checks, drug testing, and/or fit-for-duty physical examination. Drug screens will include, but not be limited to, Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolites, Marijuana Metabolites (THC), Opiates, and Phencyclidine (PCP). As a federal contractor, E2 cannot permit employees in certain positions to use medical marijuana, even if prescribed by an authorized physician.

Solicitation

Please no solicitation of any kind from agencies, staffing, or recruiting firms.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.