Strategic Cost Control Manager

KBR, Inc.; Richmond (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Cost Control Manager to lead project cost management, oversee budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasting across major capital projects. This role provides financial visibility to client and PMC leadership and ensures cost performance aligns with objectives.

Responsibilities include developing EACs, cash flow, and funding forecasts; supporting change management; and leading a cost control team to implement best practices across projects in our portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of cost control, cost management, forecasting, or project controls experience on major capital projects.
• Proven experience managing project budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasting, and cost reporting.
• Strong understanding of cost management, forecasting methodologies, and performance analysis.
• Experience on large industrial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, or infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead project cost management activities, including budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasting, and cost performance reporting.
• Monitor project performance against approved budgets, identifying trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain estimate-at-completion (EAC), cash flow, and funding forecasts.
• Support change management activities by evaluating cost impacts and maintaining budget alignment.
• Provide cost analysis, forecasting insights, and performance reporting to client and PMC leadership.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders to ensure accurate cost collection, reporting, and forecasting.
• Lead and develop the cost control team while promoting cost management best practices.

Skills

Cost control

Budget management

Forecasting

Cost reporting

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Finance/Business/PM or related discipline

Tools

EcoSys

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Cost Control Manager to lead project cost management, oversee budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasting across major capital projects. This role provides financial visibility to client and PMC leadership and ensures cost performance aligns with objectives.

Responsibilities include developing EACs, cash flow, and funding forecasts; supporting change management; and leading a cost control team to implement best practices across projects in our portfolio.