Senior Cost Controls Lead for Major EPC Projects

KBR Technical Services; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Cost Controls Manager in Huntsville, AL to provide client-side cost governance across the project lifecycle. You will oversee contractor cost performance, validate budgets and forecasts, and deliver objective cost exposure insights to project leadership.

Ideal candidates have extensive cost engineering or project controls experience on major EPC/EPCM capital projects, with leadership in budgets, accruals, and earned value.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of cost engineering or project controls on major EPC/EPCM capital projects.
• 5+ years in a lead or management role overseeing cost performance.
• Experience with PMC, owner's team, or independent assurance.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and variance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Cost governance, baseline assurance, and governance procedures.
• Validate contractor cost reports, forecasts, and changes against contract.
• Develop an independent Estimate at Completion and Cost to Complete.
• Lead data integrity across cost systems, ERP, and Power BI reporting.

Skills

Cost governance

Budgeting & forecasting

Earned value management

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Power BI

Excel

ERP systems

Contractor oversight

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Quantity Surveying/Finance/Business

Tools

EcoSys

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

ERP/PPM platforms

Job description

KBR is seeking a Cost Controls Manager in Huntsville, AL to provide client-side cost governance across the project lifecycle. You will oversee contractor cost performance, validate budgets and forecasts, and deliver objective cost exposure insights to project leadership.

Ideal candidates have extensive cost engineering or project controls experience on major EPC/EPCM capital projects, with leadership in budgets, accruals, and earned value.