Senior Project Controls – Cost & Schedule Lead

Invenergy; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Invenergy seeks a Senior Associate, Project Controls Cost, to drive cost management across large renewable energy projects. You will develop construction plans, forecast expenditures, and create dashboards to improve cost performance and decision making.

This role requires strong analytics, 7+ years in project cost control, and the ability to collaborate with engineers, procurement, and finance. Occasional travel up to 10% and a hybrid schedule in a Denver-based environment are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, finance, accounting, or 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 forecast, analyze variances, assess trends, and interpret cost data.
• Experience reviewing invoices, change orders, or contract terms for accuracy and compliance.
• Proficiency in coordinating across engineering, procurement, finance, and construction stakeholders.
• Able to travel up to 10% and work on active construction sites.

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 captured and recorded properly.
• 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 and contract negotiations.
• Review and validate supplier and contractor invoices, change orders, and claims against contracts and budgets.
• Develop and maintain project cost forecasts including cash flow, contingency usage, and variance analysis, explaining drivers of deviations.
• Maintain CBS, budget allocations, work package tracking, and integration with schedule and procurement updates.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, progress summaries, dashboards and KPI updates for management review.
• Monitor project risks and communicate cost impacts; collaborate on mitigation actions.
• Manage financial controls processes—purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and budget transfers.
• Pilot new cost management concepts and scale to construction business groups, with training for sustained adherence.
• Provide ad-hoc cost studies and decision-support reporting as needed.
• Drive continuous improvement of cost control practices and reporting standards across projects.

Skills

Cost control

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial analysis

Invoicing review

Cross-functional coordination

Cost reporting

Travel up to 10%

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Primavera Cloud

EcoSys

Oracle Fusion

Power BI

Job description

Invenergy seeks a Senior Associate, Project Controls Cost, to drive cost management across large renewable energy projects. You will develop construction plans, forecast expenditures, and create dashboards to improve cost performance and decision making.

This role requires strong analytics, 7+ years in project cost control, and the ability to collaborate with engineers, procurement, and finance. Occasional travel up to 10% and a hybrid schedule in a Denver-based environment are expected.