Senior Cost Controller - Power & Infrastructure Projects

Jab Recruitment; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JAB Recruitment client seeks an experienced Cost Controller to join its Project Controls team, supporting the financial management of large-scale power infrastructure and capital projects. Onsite 5 days a week, with relocation of the Cypress office to City Center in 2027.

Must be authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship. The role covers budgeting, commitments, forecasting, variance analysis, change control, cost risk, cash flow, and project closeout, collaborating across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in cost control, project controls, or capital cost management.
• Minimum 3 years of experience supporting power, energy, utility, industrial, or infrastructure projects.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, variance analysis, and dashboard development; NetSuite experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of cost forecasting, change control, accruals, earned value management, and integrated cost/schedule reporting.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain project cost baselines, control budgets, cost breakdown structures, and cost accounts aligned with the project WBS/CBS.
• Monitor actual costs, commitments, forecasts, and estimate-to-complete across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning phases.
• Develop and maintain Estimate-at-Completion (EAC) and Estimate-to-Complete (ETC) forecasts.
• Analyze cost performance and variances, identify trends and risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cost reports, dashboards, cash flow forecasts, and funding schedules for project and executive leadership.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting and integrated cost/schedule reporting.
• Review and validate contractor progress claims, milestone payment certificates, vendor invoices, rate schedules, and change orders.
• Assess the cost impact of scope changes, design modifications, schedule delays, RFIs, Field Change Notices, and Engineering Change Orders.
• Administer project budgets through formal change management processes and maintain accurate change order logs and audit trails.
• Support delay analysis and quantify cost impacts associated with schedule changes, including delay damages and liquidated damages.

Skills

Cost control

Project controls

EVM

NetSuite

Cost forecasting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

JAB Recruitment client seeks an experienced Cost Controller to join its Project Controls team, supporting the financial management of large-scale power infrastructure and capital projects. Onsite 5 days a week, with relocation of the Cypress office to City Center in 2027.

Must be authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship. The role covers budgeting, commitments, forecasting, variance analysis, change control, cost risk, cash flow, and project closeout, collaborating across