Senior Project Cost Controls Lead

Peyton Resource Group; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Peyton Resource Group in Fort Worth, TX is seeking an experienced Project Controls Cost Lead to drive cost forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for large industrial capital programs. You will lead ERP-driven cost control efforts and collaborate with project teams, finance, and contractors.

You will develop forecasts, manage accruals and cash flow, and implement continuous improvement of cost control processes across complex schedules and multi-site projects. Travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project cost controls experience on large industrial capital projects.
• Strong experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Forecasting, budgeting, accruals, earned value management, and cost reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Construction Management, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of project cost control and financial planning for capital projects.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate project forecasts, budgets, and weekly cost reports.
• Partner with project managers, contractors, finance, and accounting teams to ensure accurate forecasting and reporting.
• Prepare project cash flow forecasts, accruals, and disbursement projections.
• Monitor project performance through KPIs, earned value analysis, and cost reporting dashboards.
• Develop and maintain project cost tracking tools and reporting templates.
• Support capital appropriation requests and monitor purchasing activity for capital projects.
• Ensure compliance with fixed asset and capital accounting requirements.
• Administer and maintain project cost management systems while ensuring data integrity and ERP reconciliation.
• Coordinate project setup and master data management within ERP systems.
• Support equipment installation and commissioning activities from a cost tracking perspective.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for project controls processes and reporting.
• Participate in project closeout reviews and lessons learned sessions.
• Travel occasionally to contractor or project locations as needed.

Skills

Project cost controls

Forecasting

Excel

Cost reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Construction Management, or related

Tools

SAP ERP

Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC)

Ares Prism

Hexagon EcoSys

Job description

Peyton Resource Group in Fort Worth, TX is seeking an experienced Project Controls Cost Lead to drive cost forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for large industrial capital programs. You will lead ERP-driven cost control efforts and collaborate with project teams, finance, and contractors.

You will develop forecasts, manage accruals and cash flow, and implement continuous improvement of cost control processes across complex schedules and multi-site projects. Travel as needed.