Project Controls Assistant
About The Position
Exp Federal is seeking a Project Controls Assistant for its Construction & Mission Support Group. The role supports project managers and operational leadership by maintaining project financial information, monitoring costs and commitments, preparing reports and forecasts, and helping ensure project records are accurate and audit-ready. The position is based near the Atlanta, Georgia; Chantilly, Virginia; or Chicago, Illinois office. The successful candidate is an independent, self-motivated thinker who communicates proactively, collaborates across disciplines, and is comfortable in a non-corporate environment. This role supports federal government projects and works with project teams and Accounting on project cost control, financial tracking, billing support, and project closeout.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, construction management, project management, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- Three to five years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience developing or maintaining project budgets, tracking costs, preparing forecasts, and analyzing budget-to-actual variances.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and reporting cycles with a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to work near the Chicago, Atlanta, or Chantilly office.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with project management or construction management software, such as Kahua.
- Experience supporting federal government contracts, construction-management programs, or architecture and engineering projects.
- Working knowledge of project cost structures, labor and expense tracking, commitments, change management, billing, and project closeout.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and update project budgets, cost plans, and financial tracking tools in coordination with project managers.
- Monitor project commitments, actual costs, labor charges, expenses, and remaining budgets to support accurate cost control.
- Prepare recurring cost reports, budget summaries, forecasts, and variance analyses for project and operational leadership.
- Identify budget variances, cost trends, and potential overruns; communicate findings and support corrective actions.
- Support estimate-to-complete and estimate-at-completion updates by collecting, validating, and reconciling project cost data.
- Review project financial information for accuracy and coordinate with Accounting and project teams to resolve discrepancies.
- Assist with invoice review, billing support, purchase order and subcontract tracking, and documentation of project commitments.
- Maintain cost-control records, logs, supporting documentation, and audit-ready project files in Kahua and other business systems.
- Support project setup, coding structures, budget revisions, change tracking, and financial closeout activities.
- Prepare financial portions of project progress reports and provide cost information for internal and client-facing deliverables.
Benefits
- Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Savings Account options
- Company HSA funding contributions
- Company-sponsored long-term disability, short-term disability, and life insurance
- 401(k) employer match
- Wellness reimbursement on fitness memberships and other qualified programs
- Pre-tax funds for qualified transportation and parking expenses
- Learning and Development tuition reimbursement
- Generous PTO policy
- Professional growth and development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
