Senior Cost Controller – Construction Budget & Forecasting

Sccsinternational; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Cost Controller to oversee cost control systems for medium-scale projects. The role includes budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow analysis, with strong emphasis on data integrity and audit readiness.

You will collaborate on estimates, schedules, and cost reporting, ensuring SOX controls where applicable, in a global professional services environment. A bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years’ relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.

Responsibilities

• Implement, administer and maintain cost control system and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts for projects of medium complexity and value.
• Assist in the preparation and review of cost estimates.
• Provide cost information to support decision and alternative selection.
• Evaluate and analyze fee proposals / bids and provide recommendation for decision making.
• Provide forecasts and cash flow analysis.
• Maintain and manage the cost report and provide regular updates on financial position.
• Assist in the development, validation and maintenance of the project schedule.
• Assist in developing reporting tracking tools and generating cost reports on a regular basis, including evaluation of earned value.
• Build intricate spreadsheets to enable fast and accurate data manipulation of large datasets.
• Extract data from several sources, transforming it to fit operational needs.
• Reconcile data to support complete accuracy and create a clean audit trail.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Cost Controller to oversee cost control systems for medium-scale projects. The role includes budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow analysis, with strong emphasis on data integrity and audit readiness.

You will collaborate on estimates, schedules, and cost reporting, ensuring SOX controls where applicable, in a global professional services environment. A bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years’ relevant experience are required.