Cost Analyst

Hill international•San Jose, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Hill International is seeking a Cost Analyst in San Jose, California. This role involves preparing cost reports, schedules, and other documentation to support and drive capital project delivery. The analyst will utilize WBS structures to organize scope-based activities, manage budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasted costs. A key aspect of the role is understanding budget appropriation/contract authority versus secured/committed funds. The Cost Analyst will collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to define scope, prepare capital project requests, monitor progress, and update reports. Responsibilities include reviewing consultant and contractor progress payments for compliance with organizational policies, assisting in the development of cost control and reporting procedures, and maintaining project controls/reporting tools such as staffing plans, databases, financial reports, and project schedules. The position also serves as a liaison between project delivery and other organizational divisions, prepares various reports including grant reports, and communicates project fund sources and their eligibilities. The analyst must be able to understand project details and connect them to higher-level programs and agency requirements, goals, and objectives. Additionally, the role involves coordinating the Change Control Board and managing the review and routing of Construction Change Orders.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university, preferably with major work in engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related field.
2 to 5 years of experience in cost engineering as applied to engineering and construction projects.

Responsibilities

Prepares cost reports, schedule, and other reports to support and drive capital project delivery.
Effectively utilize WBS structures to organize scope-based activities and their associated budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasted costs.
Understand budget appropriation/contract authority vs. secured/committed funds.
Work closely with project managers and other stakeholders to understand scope, prepare capital project requests, monitor progress and update reports.
Reviews consultant and contractor progress payments to ensure consistency with organization and/or project management policies and procedures.
Assists in the development of policies and procedures for cost control, reporting and scheduling.
Maintain various project controls/reporting tools like staffing plans and related databases, financial reports and project schedules.
Work as liaison between project delivery and various other divisions and departments within the organization.
Understand project status, next steps, challenges and prepare various reports including grant reports.
Understand and communicate project fund sources and their eligibilities.
Ability to understand project details and relate them to higher level programs and agency requirements, goals, and objectives.
Work as a Change Control Board coordinator and manage Construction Change Order review and routing.