Key Responsibilities Cost Management & Forecasting: * Establish and maintain project cost baselines, budgets, and forecasts with high certainty on large-scale construction projects * Lead earned value management (EVM) analysis, variance reporting, and trend analysis * Integrate cost data with site activities and vendor deliverables to ensure accurate financial tracking * Manage project contingency and risk reserves * Develop cost estimates and manage monthly accruals * Maintain cost systems and generate monthly cost reports and project documentation Project Controls Integration: * Understand phased project funding and manage roll-up of estimates into cost reports * Provide cost-schedule integration analysis to support critical path decisions * Work with field schedulers to update integrated schedules and perform impact analysis * Review and assess change orders for cost and schedule impacts * Coordinate with vendors to gather and verify cost and schedule updates through submittals, field walkdowns, and direct communication Reporting & Communication: * Generate monthly reports and site-specific documentation for PM/PD teams * Lead project controls reviews and status presentations * Support project funding submittals with detailed cost and schedule analysis Leadership & Collaboration: * Lead and coordinate the site project controls team * Serve as technical subject matter expert and mentor to project controls team members * Lead implementation of project controls methodologies and best practices * May supervise junior project controls staff as assigned * Support multiple projects simultaneously as required Work Location Field-based position with mobilization to project site in Anderson, SC Per diem will be offered at $178/day if eligible. Basic/Required Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance, or Business Administration AND 10 years of related work experience, OR High School diploma/equivalent AND 14 years of related work experience * Demonstrated lead-level experience with complex EPC projects in power generation (Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle, Solar, or Battery construction) * Expert proficiency in cost forecasting and project controls methodologies on large-scale construction projects * High proficiency in MS Excel and cost management systems * Experience with Primavera P6, Ecosys, Maximo, and project controls reporting systems * Willingness to mobilize to field site in Hamlet, NC * Valid driver's license Desired Qualifications * ECOSYS administration, configuration, and management experience * Experience creating training packages and training teams on ECOSYS * Web BI and Power BI data migration experience * Familiarity with LoadSpring application * Master's degree in Project Management, Finance, or Business Administration * Professional certifications: AACE-CCC (Certified Cost Consultant), AACE-EVP (Earned Value Professional), or PMP (Project Management Professional) * Additional certifications: AACE-CEP, AACE-PSP, PMI-SP, or CAPM * Proficiency with MS Project, ECOSYS, Primavera P6, Acumen Fuse, Business Objects, Prolog, Passport, Visio, Powerplant, PeopleSoft * Strong collaborative team member with proven ability to work across functional groups DNJP23988 - Principal Project Controls Cost Specialist - Anderson, SC - 3 years