PM2CM
Project Controls Specialist - Cost Analyst
Wilmington, California, United States · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 305 days ago
ForecastingExcelERPCommunicationCollaborationConstruction Management
About the role
- Change Management & Risk Participate in change-management and risk-assessment meetings; analyze cost trends and exposures and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Analysis & Reporting Analyze cost variances, performance data, and trends; produce actionable recommendations to address overruns or forecast risks.
Responsibilities
- Forecasting & Budget Management Own and update Estimates to Complete (ETC) across projects (change orders, task orders, PBAs, vendor portal entries) to keep forecasts aligned with financial objectives.
- Perform monthly budget-to-cost reconciliations and month-end close support to ensure reporting accuracy.
- Prepare and validate contract amendment exhibits, change orders, PBAs, and task-order requests for proper budget allocation and coding.
- Create tailored financial, budget, and schedule reports for the College Project Director (CPD), CPLT, and PMO using Proliance, Deltek Costpoint, or similar systems.
- Controls & Process Maintain project control databases, reconcile program control data, and ensure accuracy of contractor/consultant payment applications.
- Serve as primary contact for college financial requests; support dashboard development and stakeholder briefings.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of cost & schedule control principles (EVM, forecasting, change management, risk assessment).
Nice to have
- Change Management & Risk Participate in change-management and risk-assessment meetings
- analyze cost trends and exposures and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Analysis & Reporting Analyze cost variances, performance data, and trends
- produce actionable recommendations to address overruns or forecast risks.
- Administer budget transfers, purchase requisitions, closeouts, and input documentation into cost-management systems.
- Collaboration Work with scheduling teams to assess cash-flow impacts and with staffing/planning to recommend resource-leveling strategies.
- Serve as primary contact for college financial requests
- Other Assist with special projects and take on extra duties as needed to advance cost-management goals.
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