Senior Project Cost & Controls Engineer

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors is seeking a Project Cost Engineer (Project Controls) to partner with project teams, finance, and contractors. You will develop budgets, forecasts, and funding reports, applying GPM standards to improve cost performance and predictability across phases.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of seven years in cost engineering for capital projects in relevant industries, strong SAP experience, and certifications such as AACE or PMI are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related field required.
• Minimum 7 years of experience as a Cost Engineer on capital projects.
• Experience using SAP for project cost management and reporting.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Methodologies.
• PMI or AACE certification highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze project budgets, forecasts, and funding reports.
• Apply GPM standards to support project delivery.
• Serve as site SME on cost factors, rates, taxation, and trends.
• Collaborate with PMs to validate scope and evaluate proposals.
• Lead development of WBS and CBS integrated with SAP reporting.
• Support cost and schedule management with MSP and Primavera.
• Provide cost/schedule impact assessments for changes.
• Facilitate cost forecasting collaboration between owner and contractor teams.
• Coordinate long-range capital forecasting and AOP support.
• Ensure proper project accounting and work order settlement.

Skills

Earned Value Methodologies

Cost control

Cost forecasting

Communication at all levels

Capital project cost management

Portfolio management

Unsupervised work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Finance

Education/ Certifications in cost or accounting a plus

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors is seeking a Project Cost Engineer (Project Controls) to partner with project teams, finance, and contractors. You will develop budgets, forecasts, and funding reports, applying GPM standards to improve cost performance and predictability across phases.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of seven years in cost engineering for capital projects in relevant industries, strong SAP experience, and certifications such as AACE or PMI are preferred.