Senior Project Controls: Cost & Schedule Lead

Invenergy; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Invenergy, headquartered in Chicago, IL, seeks a Senior Associate, Project Controls Cost, to drive cost management across renewable energy projects. You will develop construction plans, analyze expenditures, forecast costs, manage contingency, and create detailed reports and dashboards to improve project execution.

You will mentor Analysts, coordinate with project managers, and ensure accurate actuals, commitments, and forecasts in line with corporate standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, finance, accounting, or a related analytical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in project cost control, project accounting, financial analysis, or related project controls functions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to develop forecasts, analyze variances, assess trends, and interpret cost, schedule, and commercial data.
• Experience reviewing invoices, change orders, commercial proposals, or contract terms for accuracy and compliance.
• Proficiency in project coordination across engineering, procurement, finance, and construction stakeholders.
• Advanced attention to detail, problem-solving capability, and ability to complete tasks with minimal guidance.
• 3+ years of experience with construction project cost & schedule integration
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to synthesize cost information for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time and work occasionally on active construction sites.
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Conduct portfolio cost analysis and deliver monthly cost performance reports to leadership.
• Provide mentorship and oversight of Analysts to ensure execution of all project responsibilities and reporting.
• Support Project Managers in the full lifecycle of project cost management, ensuring all actuals, commitments, and forecasts are accurately captured, validated, and recorded in alignment with corporate standards.
• Provide cost input to project planning activities such as construction execution plans, estimate updates, procurement strategies, and risk-adjusted forecasting.
• Conduct commercial evaluations of vendor and contractor proposals to support change management, contract negotiations, and service agreement development.
• Review and validate supplier and contractor invoices, change orders, and claims; ensure alignment with contract terms and project budgets.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze project cost forecasts—including cash flow, contingency usage, committed cost tracking, and variance analysis—and clearly articulate drivers behind deviations.
• Maintain the project cost control framework, including the cost breakdown structure (CBS), budget allocations, work package tracking, and integration with schedule and procurement updates.
• Prepare both project and portfolio level reporting, which includes but is not limited to monthly cost reports, progress summaries, dashboards, and KPI updates for management review.
• Monitor project risks, trends, and potential deviations; collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to recommend mitigation actions and communicate cost impacts proactively.
• Manage financial controls processes—purchase requisitions, purchase orders, budget transfers, and commitment management—and ensure alignment across cost systems, accounting, and procurement.
• Ability to innovate our cost management system by piloting new concepts, scaling to the construction business group, and facilitate change management/training to have sustained process adherence.
• Provide ad-hoc cost studies, scenario analyses, and decision-support reporting as needed.
• Drive consistency and continuous improvement of cost control practices, tools, and reporting standards across projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Forecasting

Cost control

Financial analysis

Invoicing review

Project coordination

Communication

Travel up to 10%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, finance, accounting

Tools

ECOSys

Oracle Fusion

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

Invenergy, headquartered in Chicago, IL, seeks a Senior Associate, Project Controls Cost, to drive cost management across renewable energy projects. You will develop construction plans, analyze expenditures, forecast costs, manage contingency, and create detailed reports and dashboards to improve project execution.

You will mentor Analysts, coordinate with project managers, and ensure accurate actuals, commitments, and forecasts in line with corporate standards throughout the project lifecycle.