Senior Project Accountant

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Bellevue, Washington is seeking a skilled individual in project controls. The role requires a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience and strong organizational skills to manage multiple project tasks effectively. Candidates should possess an associate degree or relevant education and show proficiency with MS Office. This is a full-time position within the Accounting industry with a commitment to employee equity and opportunity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in project controls.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented individual.

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed analysis and reporting on project status.
• Develop and report on project controls job duties.
• Assist with customer interactions and present project management status.

Skills

Project controls expertise

Cost estimation

Excellent communication skills

Risk management

Education

Associate degree in a related field

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

MS Office (Word, Outlook)

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

We believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. As part of our WaterBusiness Group, you’ll help shape how communities manage water for generations to come. From delivering safe drinking water and treating wastewater responsibly to developing sustainable water supplies and protecting lives and property through flood control, your work will directly support public health, environmental sustainability, and infrastructure resilience. We bring together experts across disciplines to solve complex challenges with bold thinking and technical excellence. Whether you’re modernizing aging systems or pioneering innovative approaches, your contributions will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead change, drive progress, and leave a lasting legacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed analysis and reporting on project or program status within an established system of project controls
• Be responsible for analysis, developing and reporting associated with various project controls job duties, such as project baseline, work package agreements, cost control, cost estimation, earned value management (EVM), projections, variance analysis, schedules, project/program/portfolio integration or technical project reviews
• Be responsible for using knowledge and experience in project controls, support the technical project management team in project management activities
• Serve as the centralized point of contact to internal and external business
• Team with technical staff, project leads and managers to make recommendations to influence key decision-makers within the scope of project controls (work breakdown structure, schedule, and budget/cost)
• Utilize information management, access controls management, configuration management, program integration and communications and risk management processes to support project teams
• Assist with customer interactions, including arranging and documenting periodic reviews and tracking project management deliverables and presenting project management status to external or internal customers
• Analyze, prepare, validate and maintain cost estimates, detailed baseline budgets, work package agreements, and monthly cost variance reports
• Utilize earned value management techniques or other management techniques to understand relationships between planned work, executed work, and actual costs
• Analyze the schedule, including ensuring that schedule logic is consistent and maintained, analyzing what-if scenarios, reviewing critical-path reviews (including secondary or tertiary critical-path, where applicable) as required
• Work with technical leads and/or project managers to ensure that risks and opportunities are integrated with schedule and budget and that goods and services of the proper quality are obtained when needed by the project, according to the project schedule
• Supervise junior project accountants as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience
• A minimum of 10 years of experience; an advanced degree may offset years of experience
• Understands the scope of work to sufficiently build and status schedules, cost plans, spend plans, within a variety of project controls tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling and telephone skills
• Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and collaborate with various managers in a fast-paced environment
• Self‑motivated, well‑organized and detail‑oriented
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Outlook
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee‑owned culture is a must

Primary Location

United States - Washington - Bellevue

Industry

Accounting

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Business Class

Marketing and Admin

Job Posting

Apr 10, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity.

We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.