Sr. Cost Controller

Senior Cost Controller

Location: Boise, Idaho (On-Site)

Project Duration: Approximately November 2026 - November 2027

Schedule: Full-Time, Project-Based Assignment

Compensation: TBD, Depending on Experience

(We are interested in hiring a Sr. and Mid-level Cost Controller. Compensation will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, and relevant project experience.)

Position Summary

Greenberry Industrial is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Controller to support a large-scale, high-tech construction project in Boise, Idaho. This project-based position is anticipated to run approximately November 2026 through November 2027.

The Senior Cost Controller will be responsible for providing comprehensive cost management, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis throughout project execution. This individual will work closely with project leadership, construction management, field supervision, accounting, procurement, and client representatives to ensure accurate visibility into project financial performance and identify cost or productivity risks before they impact project results.

The ideal candidate will bring significant project controls experience within semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing, tool installation, data center, mission-critical, advanced manufacturing, or similar complex construction environments. Experience supporting fast-paced projects with substantial labor, subcontractor, material, and equipment costs is strongly preferred.

This position requires previous semiconductor tool installation project experience. The Senior Cost Controller will review the Schedule of Rates (SOR), validate unit-rate applications against installed quantities and approved scope, and ensure labor, material, equipment, and subcontract costs are captured consistently at the applicable SOR line-item and work-package level.

Key Responsibilities

Project Cost Control & Forecasting

• Establish, maintain, and manage project cost control systems in alignment with contract scope, approved estimates, budgets, and project execution plans.

• Develop and maintain detailed project budgets, cost codes, commitments, forecasts, and reporting structures.

• Monitor actual and committed costs against approved budgets across:

• Direct labor

• Materials

• Equipment

• Subcontractors

• Purchased services

• Indirect costs

• Project overhead

• Prepare and continuously update:

• Cost-to-Complete (CTC)

• Estimate-at-Completion (EAC)

• Forecast-at-Completion

• Labor forecasts

• Cash flow projections

• Cost variance and trend reporting

• Identify emerging cost overruns, productivity issues, unfavorable trends, unapproved scope, and financial risks.

• Provide project leadership with timely, data-driven recommendations regarding cost exposure and corrective actions.

High-Tech & Tool Install Cost Management

• Support cost controls for complex construction and/or tool installation activities within an active high-tech or mission-critical project environment.
• Track labor hours, installed quantities, productivity, equipment, material usage, subcontractor costs, and other project expenditures.
• Monitor performance across individual work packages, cost accounts, areas, systems, or installation scopes.
• Partner with field leadership to validate progress and ensure reported costs and productivity accurately reflect actual construction activity.
• Develop cost projections based on remaining quantities, labor productivity, staffing projections, procurement status, and project schedule.
• Support detailed cost analysis associated with accelerated schedules, sequencing changes, trade stacking, overtime, rework, and other conditions affecting project performance.
• Maintain detailed SOR unit-rate tracking by tool, system, area, work package, and installation activity, reconciling installed quantities and earned units to field progress, approved scope, and applicable contract rates.
• Establish and maintain man-hour budgets using SOR quantities, unit-rate labor assumptions, crew composition, productivity factors, and approved execution plans; compare budgeted, earned, actual, and forecast man-hours at tool level.
• Forecast labor and total costs to complete by combining remaining SOR quantities with current production rates, labor productivity, staffing plans, material and equipment requirements.
• Develop variance explanations and corrective-action recommendations for SOR line items that are exceeding man-hour budgets, underperforming against planned unit rates, or showing unfavorable cost and productivity trends.

Earned Value & Performance Measurement

• Develop and maintain earned value and progress measurement using unit-rates from the Schedule of Rates.
• Analyze actual cost and earned progress against budget.
• Monitor productivity trends and identify variances requiring project leadership attention.
• Coordinate cost reporting with project scheduling and progress measurement activities.
• Support integration between cost forecasts, project schedules, installed quantities, and remaining work.
• Develop clear reporting that allows project leadership to quickly understand current performance and forecasted outcomes.

Change Management & Commercial Support

• Support the identification, development, pricing, tracking, and reconciliation of project changes.
• Maintain comprehensive change management and potential-change logs.
• Track approved, pending, and unapproved changes and evaluate their effects on project forecasts.
• Identify scope growth and ensure potential cost exposure is communicated to project leadership.
• Assist project management with supporting documentation for change orders and client-facing commercial discussions.
• Maintain appropriate cost documentation and audit trails supporting changes, forecasts, and project financial decisions.

Cost Reporting & Project Reviews

• Prepare weekly and monthly project cost reports for project and operational leadership.

• Support Work-in-Progress (WIP) reviews and project financial forecasting meetings.

• Develop reporting packages showing:

• Budget versus actual cost

• Committed costs

• Cost variances

• Productivity performance

• Labor forecasts

• Forecast-to-complete

• Estimate-at-Completion

• Change exposure

• Key financial risks and opportunities

• Present cost information in a clear and concise format for project leadership and other stakeholders.

• Perform detailed variance analysis and provide explanations for significant changes between reporting periods.

• Maintain accurate historical forecasting records and supporting project documentation.

Project Team Coordination

• Work closely with Project Managers, Construction Managers, Superintendents, Project Controls, Procurement, Accounting, Engineering, Quality, and field teams.
• Collaborate with project scheduling personnel to ensure cost forecasts align with the current construction schedule.
• Coordinate with accounting to reconcile project costs, commitments, accruals, invoices, purchase orders, and financial reporting.
• Support project leadership with ad hoc cost analysis and scenario modeling.
• Participate in project forecasting, commercial, and cost review meetings.
• Help ensure accurate and consistent project controls practices throughout the assignment.

Qualifications

Required

• 7+ years of experience in cost controls, project controls, project accounting, project financial management, or a closely related function within construction, EPC, or major capital projects.

• Demonstrated experience independently managing cost controls for complex construction projects or major project scopes.

• Strong knowledge of:

• Project budgeting

• Cost forecasting

• Cost-to-Complete and Estimate-at-Completion

• Earned value principles

• Productivity analysis

• Labor forecasting

• Commitment tracking

• Change management

• Variance analysis

• Project financial reporting

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyze large amounts of project cost data and develop clear management-level reporting.

• Advanced proficiency with scheduling software (p6), Sharepoint, and construction ERPs such as Viewpoint/Trimble.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to independently identify financial risks and communicate findings to project leadership.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven construction environment.

• Ability to work onsite in Boise, Idaho for the duration of the project assignment.

Preferred

• Previous cost controls experience supporting semiconductor fabrication facilities, semiconductor tool installation, high-tech manufacturing, data centers, mission-critical facilities, cleanrooms, or advanced manufacturing projects.
• Experience supporting large, complex projects with significant mechanical, piping, electrical, equipment installation, or specialty trade scopes.
• Experience with on-site construction projects and/or work performed within active semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing facilities.
• Experience working within highly controlled client environments with demanding schedule, documentation, safety, quality, and reporting requirements.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and the relationship between project schedules, progress measurement, earned value, and cost forecasting.
• Experience with Vista by Viewpoint/Trimble or comparable construction ERP and project cost-management systems.
• Experience developing executive-level or client-facing cost reports and forecasts.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant industry experience will be considered.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Position will be based primarily onsite at the project location in Boise, Idaho.
• Work will be performed in a combination of project office and active construction environments.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, and work at a computer for extended periods.
• Ability to walk active construction areas as necessary to coordinate with project and field personnel.
• Must be able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while entering designated construction areas.
• May occasionally lift and carry documents, computers, or other office materials weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Schedule requirements may fluctuate based on project activities, reporting deadlines, and critical project milestones.

Project Assignment

This position is anticipated to support the Boise project from approximately November 2026 through November 2027. Project duration is an estimate and may be adjusted based on project schedule and business needs.

Benefits

Greenberry Industrial offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Life and Disability Insurance

Equal Opportunity Employer

Greenberry Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.