Senior Project Controls Specialist, Capital Projects

Hoxton Circle; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Office in CT

Job summary

Hoxton Circle is partnering with a private investment firm to create a dedicated construction finance function. You’ll be the construction finance specialist on a major capital project, reporting to a senior finance leader and turning contractor reports into decision-ready numbers for leadership.

The role involves owning the monthly project financial report, reviewing pay apps and change orders, running earned value metrics, maintaining a 12–18 month forecast, and ensuring cost control across

Qualifications

• 4+ years in construction project finance, project controls, cost management or project accounting on large capital projects.
• Hands-on earned value experience driving decisions.
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Knowledge of AIA pay applications and schedules of values.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly project financial report for leadership and the board, built from the general contractor’s cost reporting.
• Review pay applications, schedules of values and change orders against the contract and approved budget.
• Run earned value metrics (PV, EV, AC, CPI, SPI) to track contractor performance against the baseline.
• Maintain a rolling 12 to 18 month forecast of cost to complete, projected final cost and cash outflow, and push back on contractor forecasts.

Skills

4+ years in construction project(fin)

Earned value analysis

Excel

Financial modeling

Contractor cost reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, construction management, engineering or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

We're partnering with a private investment firm that builds and runs businesses in several industries. The firm is creating a dedicated construction finance function within its finance team, and this role is the first of its kind there.

You’ll be the construction finance specialist on a major capital project that runs for several more years, reporting directly to a senior member of the finance team. With more capital projects planned across the portfolio. The job is to give leadership a clear, independent view of how the project is really going. You’ll review what the contractor reports, test it against actual progress, and turn it into numbers senior people can make decisions on.

What you’ll do

• Own the monthly project financial report for leadership and the board, built from the general contractor’s cost reporting
• Review pay applications, schedules of values and change orders against the contract and approved budget
• Run earned value analysis (PV, EV, AC, CPI, SPI) to track contractor performance against the baseline
• Maintain a rolling 12 to 18 month forecast of cost to complete, projected final cost and cash outflow, and push back on contractor forecasts the trends don’t support
• Help evaluate contractor proposals, set milestones tied to payment, and keep subcontractor costs under control
• Track budget to actual across hard costs, soft costs, contingency and owner-direct costs
• Check billing compliance (retention, lien waivers, insurance, bonding) before payments are recommended
• Work closely with procurement, the project leadership team and the wider finance team

What you’ll bring

• 4+ years in construction project finance, project controls, cost management or project accounting on large capital projects
• Contractor-side experience with a general contractor or major subcontractor. Owner-side experience as well is a plus
• Hands-on earned value experience: you’ve built the analysis yourself and used it to drive decisions
• Working knowledge of AIA pay applications, schedule of values methodology and contract types (cost plus, cost plus fixed fee, T&M, fixed price)
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills
• The ability to explain construction cost and schedule issues clearly to executives who don’t come from construction
• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, construction management, engineering or a related field

Nice to have

• Owner-furnished, contractor-installed (OFCI) experience
• Mission critical, energy or heavy industrial projects
• Power BI, Tableau or similar, and an interest in using AI and automation to speed up reporting

Logistics

The role is hybrid, 3 days a week in the office based in Lower Fairfield County, with periodic travel to project sites. Option to work out of the Jersey City, NJ office location.