Strategic Cost Manager – Capital & Project Forecasting

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors in Richmond, VA seeks a Cost Manager to oversee project cost control for capital, maintenance, and turnaround efforts. You will manage budgets, forecasts, and cost reports, and validate invoices to keep projects within approved funding.

You will partner with project managers, suppliers, and accounting to analyze variances, develop forecast models, and support month-end close and audits. Strong Excel and project controls software experience is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project controls, cost control or related roles.
• Experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, chemical, power, or capital projects.
• Knowledge of earned value management (EVM) principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and cost reports.
• Track actual expenditures, commitments, and forecasted costs against budgets.
• Validate contractor and vendor invoices for accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and dashboards for management review.
• Support accrual development and month-end financial reporting activities.
• Maintain project cost tracking systems and controls.
• Assist with budget change management and authorization tracking.
• Analyze trends and identify potential schedule or cost impacts.

Skills

Cost control

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

SAP

Primavera

Power BI

EcoSys

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors in Richmond, VA seeks a Cost Manager to oversee project cost control for capital, maintenance, and turnaround efforts. You will manage budgets, forecasts, and cost reports, and validate invoices to keep projects within approved funding.

You will partner with project managers, suppliers, and accounting to analyze variances, develop forecast models, and support month-end close and audits. Strong Excel and project controls software experience is essential.