Sr Cost Specialist/Cost Control Estimator

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources

• Required:7+ years’ experience in cost controls/management
• Required: Demonstrated experience in Project Management, Project Controls, and/or Construction Management, or equivalent experience
• Required: Experience using Microsoft software (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio) and SAP or similar Enterprise Resource Solutions application.
• Required: Experience with Project Controls software (e.g. Project, Primavera and Contract Manager)
• Preferred: Utility construction, CA regulated, regulatory, and EPC experience
• Preferred: Knowledge and experience in contract negotiation/management, handling/reviewing claims, and processing/managing change orders.
• Develop and maintain project budgets/baselines, short- and long-term forecasts, and expenditure plans for assigned major and/or multi-year project(s) and/or programs.
• Develop the aggregation, reconciliation, and update to the budget(s), forecast(s) and spending plan(s) according to jurisdiction splits, asset types, cost drivers, and funding sources.
• Create and maintain a risk register; evaluate level of contingency needed using appropriate methods (e.g. Monte Carlo analysis).
• Perform complex and detailed research, updates, and data gathering/analysis in areas of cost controls (e.g. budget, actual, commitment, contingency, earned value, cost per unit, cost impact analysis).
• Collaborate with and obtain data/information from various project stakeholders (e.g. project managers, functional managers, discipline leads, and team members) in a matrixed organizational structure.
• Ability to communicate effectively, maintain positive working relationships, and exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with multiple parties.

Flexible work from home options available.