Strategic Cost Controller – Construction & Projects

Turner & Townsend; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking an experienced Cost Controller to advance cost management on major projects. You will implement and maintain cost control systems, track budgets, expenditures, and forecasts while supporting decision making.

The role requires 3–5 years in cost management within construction, strong communication, and knowledge of procurement routes, value management, and earned value reporting. This is a full-time on-site position in Missouri.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in cost management within the construction industry.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of procurement routes, value management and value engineering.
• Strong communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement, administer and maintain cost control system and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts for projects of medium complexity and value.
• Assist in the preparation and review of cost estimates.
• Provide cost information to support decision and alternative selection.
• Evaluate and analyze fee proposals / bids and provide recommendations for decision making.
• Provide forecasts and cash flow analysis.
• Maintain and manage the cost report and provide regular updates on financial position.
• Assist in development, validation and maintenance of the project schedule.
• Assist in developing reporting tracking tools and generating cost reports on a regular basis, including evaluation of earned value.
• Build intricate spreadsheets to enable fast and accurate data manipulation of large datasets.
• Extract data from several sources, transforming it to fit operational needs.
• Reconcile data to support complete accuracy and create a clean audit trail.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking an experienced Cost Controller to advance cost management on major projects. You will implement and maintain cost control systems, track budgets, expenditures, and forecasts while supporting decision making.

The role requires 3–5 years in cost management within construction, strong communication, and knowledge of procurement routes, value management, and earned value reporting. This is a full-time on-site position in Missouri.