Senior Project Controls Cost Analyst, Project & Development Services

cw; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 136,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in Salt Lake City seeks a Senior Project Controls Cost Analyst to manage cost management across large capital programs, partnering with senior project managers, clients and stakeholders to support strategic cost plans through early lifecycle stages to closeout.

You will develop and report cost plans, integrate cost components, drive accruals/forecasts, risk analyses and earned value for complex programs, and assist with contract-related negotiations as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 8+ years of cost management experience on capital projects.
• Direct experience in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish the cost management program and deliverables for large capital programs.
• Integrate all third plans and cost components into an integrated cost plan.
• Lead detailed cost risk, issues, and mitigations analysis for the PM and client.
• Drive accruals and forecast processes with monthly/biweekly/weekly cadence.
• Support risk management and quantitative risk assessments as needed.
• Develop and lead the earned value component for complex programs.
• Review/approve invoices from subcontractors and third parties.

Skills

Cost management

Project controls

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture/Engineering/Construction Management/PM

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Title

Senior Project Controls Cost Analyst, Project & Development Services

Job Description Summary

This senior level role will manage all cost management activities of one or multiple complex projects. The role will make an immediate impact at a client by working with senior project managers, clients, and other key stakeholders to support high-level strategic cost plans to support the client through the early phases of the project lifecycle to the closeout. Will work with the Senior project manager and/or project controls manager to develop a plan for the long-term support of the project including building, managing and reporting cost reports and analysis. Must have exceptional organizational, analytical and problem-solving.

Job Description

Essential Job Duties:

• Establish the cost management program and deliverables to be used on large scale capital programs (tools, technology, processes and procedures)
• Integrate all third plans and cost components into integrated cost plan
• Lead effort to provide detailed analysis to the project manager, client, CM, engineering or other 3rd parties on cost risk, issues, and/or mitigations
• Drive the accruals and forecast process for the projects including detailed monthly, biweekly, and/or weekly as required
• Support the risk management process and plan
• Support facilitation of quantitative risk assessments when required.
• Develop and lead the earned value component of complex manufacturing programs
• Support development of project control and project execution plan
• Review/approve invoices from subcontractors and third party
• Assist with the development of RFPs, RFQs and other project related contract negotiations
• Drive the development of project estimates
• Drive value engineering processAssist in the development of cost management procedures for C&W and clients as require

Education/Experience/Training

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field.
• 8 or more years of related experience in working as a cost management expert on capital projects, including design and construction phases.
• Direct experience working on teams within a complex, matrixed environment.
• Expertise using Excel
• Experience within the construction industry required, candidates with additional life sciences experience strongly preferred.
• Must possess exemplary communication skills – both oral and written.

Competencies:

• Problem Solving
• Analysis
• Reporting
• Leading teams

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $ 136,000.00 - $160,000.00Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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