Cost Control Manager

KBR, Inc. • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides solutions across the asset life cycle, including licensed process technologies, advisory services, technical expertise, energy transition solutions, design capabilities, and smart solutions for planned and operating assets. KBR is seeking a Cost Control Manager to lead project cost management and oversee budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasts, and trends. The role provides financial visibility to client and PMC leadership and ensures cost performance is monitored against approved project objectives.

The Cost Control Manager leads and develops the cost control team and promotes cost management best practices. The position supports major capital projects and may involve industrial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, or infrastructure projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of cost control, cost management, forecasting, or project controls experience supporting major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasting, and cost reporting.
• Strong understanding of cost management, forecasting methodologies, project accounting interfaces, and performance analysis.
• Experience supporting large industrial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, or infrastructure projects.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing projects.
• Experience in an Owner's Representative, PMC, EPCM, or Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) environment.
• Experience supporting large projects with multiple phases exceeding $500 million TIC.
• Proficiency with EcoSys, SAP, Oracle, Power BI, or similar project cost management and reporting systems.
• Professional certifications such as CCP®, EVP®, PMP®, or equivalent project controls credentials.

Responsibilities

• Lead project cost management activities, including budgets, commitments, expenditures, forecasting, and cost performance reporting.
• Monitor project performance against approved budgets and identify trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain estimate-at-completion (EAC), cash flow, and funding forecasts.
• Support change management by evaluating cost impacts and maintaining budget alignment.
• Provide cost analysis, forecasting insights, and performance reporting to client and PMC leadership.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders to support accurate cost collection, reporting, and forecasting.
• Lead and develop the cost control team while promoting cost management best practices.

Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• AD&D
• Flexible spending account
• Disability benefits
• Paid time off
• Flexible work schedule
• Professional training and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior