Strategic Project Controls & Cost Specialist

Hoar Construction; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoar Construction is seeking a Project Controls Cost Specialist in Mesa, AZ, to support forecasting, cost management, and earned value activities across multiple sites. The role involves developing WBS/CBS, managing budgets and changes, and delivering clear client reports.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3–5 years of project-cost controls experience on large facilities, with strong skills in MS Project, Primavera, Excel, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
• 3–5 years of project cost controls or equivalent PM experience on large facilities.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts and cost management.
• Analytical skills for cost/budget/risk analysis and benchmarking.

Responsibilities

• Develops and produces weekly, monthly, and special reports for the client and PM staff to monitor progress and status of the project.
• Support claims and variance analysis reporting with MS Project, Access, Primavera, and Excel skills.
• Author/draft reports for clients based on costs, timelines, site inspections, and other information available.
• Present and discuss findings with client with clear, concise, and logical articulation.
• Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and assist with the development of Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS).
• Manage project cost and timelines, including budget, forecast, commitments, accruals, Work-In-Place, milestones, WBS, project progress, risks, contingency and KPIs.
• Provide monthly project status report (cost, risk, manpower, etc.) Ability to clearly communicate financial status from multiple building sites to PM team.
• Ability to review invoices versus contractually agreed upon terms and conditions.
• Manage the project change control process and maintain the schedule baseline and current budget to reflect approved changes.
• Provides cash flow projections and forecasts to assist in managing to available capital and client cash outlay planning.
• Utilize and maintain historical cost databases through input of budgets, commitments, work-in-place, invoices, and forecasts.
• Conduct accrual analysis and coordinate with payment processing teams to track the status of vendor payments.
• Support Senior Project Controls Manager with data management for various project sites.
• Perform tracking and reporting activities related to budget transfers, uncommitted costs and project contingencies.
• Reviews, analyzes, and assists project teams with reconciliation of project cost to ensure accuracy of project cost reporting.
• Perform earned value analyses for early identification of risks related to schedule performance and cost variances. Utilize cost-loaded schedules when possible.
• Assist in supporting project teams, primarily in the planning, and execution phases of projects, including training as needed to support the needs of HPM project teams.
• Support the initial formalization of a project controls function in support of a large design project.
• Assist in initiatives to include standardization of processes and tools, participate in the deployment and evolution of standard HPM solutions, support the networking with HPM project controls community to share knowledge and resources across the corporation, support development of project controls best practice within HPM, and potentially working with a vast group of stakeholders.
• Promote open communication and collaboration between all parties to ensure that projects are completed with minimal disruptions and delays.

Skills

Forecasting

Cost management

Earned value management

MS Project

Primavera

Excel

Power BI

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, Business Administration, Building Science, or related field

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

MS Access

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Hoar Construction is seeking a Project Controls Cost Specialist in Mesa, AZ, to support forecasting, cost management, and earned value activities across multiple sites. The role involves developing WBS/CBS, managing budgets and changes, and delivering clear client reports.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3–5 years of project-cost controls experience on large facilities, with strong skills in MS Project, Primavera, Excel, and Power BI.