Senior Cost Control Lead - Portfolio Programs

KGDR Consultants Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KGDR Consultants Inc. is seeking an experienced Cost Control Lead to support our Portfolio Team.

The ideal candidate will be a strong, effective leader with exceptional communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients, employees, and key stakeholders. This role requires extensive experience in cost management, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and portfolio-level financial oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in cost control, project controls, financial reporting, or portfolio financial management.
• Experience leading and developing teams in a project-based or portfolio management environment.
• Experience across multiple projects or large-scale programs in electric utility, energy, engineering, or construction industries.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage with clients, employees, and executive leadership.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, variance analysis, change management, and financial reporting experience.
• Proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools like Power BI; familiarity with ERP platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost control activities across a portfolio of projects with consistency and accuracy.
• Mentor and support cost control team members, fostering collaboration.
• Be primary client contact on portfolio financial performance and cost reporting.
• Develop, review, and present financial reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Oversee budgets, forecasts, expenditures, commitments, and variances.
• Monitor performance, identify risks, and propose corrective actions.
• Lead regular financial review meetings with clients and project managers.
• Ensure timely submission of all cost control deliverables.
• Establish standardized cost control processes and metrics.
• Collaborate with schedulers to integrate cost data with schedules.
• Oversee change management and cost impact assessments.
• Support annual budgets and long-range forecasting.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and data integrity.
• Translate complex financial data into clear recommendations.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients and employees.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cost control

Portfolio management

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Client relationships

Team mentoring

Change management

Process improvement

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

KGDR Consultants Inc. is seeking an experienced Cost Control Lead to support our Portfolio Team.

The ideal candidate will be a strong, effective leader with exceptional communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients, employees, and key stakeholders. This role requires extensive experience in cost management, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and portfolio-level financial oversight.