Senior Project Cost Controls Specialist

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

PTO & holidays

401(k) match

Medical benefits

Mentoring & growth

Job summary

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group is hiring a Project Cost Controls Specialist to manage budgets, track costs, forecast final costs, and identify risks across North American energy projects. You will partner with Project Managers and Operations leaders to turn financial data into actionable recovery plans and clear insights.

The role emphasizes ownership from budget through completion, with strong Excel and cost-control system experience.

Qualifications

• 2–8+ years in project cost controls or related field.
• Hands-on experience budgeting, planning and forecasting.
• Strong understanding of actuals vs budget, forecasting, variance analysis.
• Experience communicating cost performance to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and control project budgets and baselines.
• Track actual costs, commitments, forecasts, and trends.
• Perform EAC/ETC, variance analysis and cost-to-complete.
• Identify risks and recommend corrective action.
• Prepare cost reports, dashboards and performance updates.
• Communicate cost performance to PMs and leadership.
• Support cost change orders and budget transfers.
• Apply EVM to evaluate cost and schedule performance.
• Use tools such as JDE, EcoSys, Procore, Excel, Power BI.

Skills

2–8+ years experience in project cost

Budget development & control

Forecasting & cost trends

EAC/ETC & variance analysis

Cost-to-complete analysis

Excel proficiency

JDE/EcoSys/Procore/similar tools

EVM experience preferred

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management/Business/Finance/Engineering or related field

Tools

JDE

EcoSys

Procore

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group is hiring a Project Cost Controls Specialist to manage budgets, track costs, forecast final costs, and identify risks across North American energy projects. You will partner with Project Managers and Operations leaders to turn financial data into actionable recovery plans and clear insights.

The role emphasizes ownership from budget through completion, with strong Excel and cost-control system experience.