Project Controls / Cost Engineer - Huntsville

Lilly • Huntsville, AL

10d • $67,500 - $173,800

About The Position

The Advisor, Project Controls/Cost Engineer serves as the central steward for project controls within Global Facilities Delivery (GFD). The role ensures strong practices in budgeting, cost control, earned value management, change and risk management, forecasting, and planning. It provides governance, leadership, and mentorship to project controls teams across a portfolio of capital projects, emphasizing cost management and business value. The position also drives continuous improvement, compliance, and capability development to support successful project delivery and organizational growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, finance, engineering, construction, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of experience in project control, quantity surveying, or a similar field.
• Authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the employer will not support or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification from a project controls body such as RICS, AACE, or PMI.
• Proficiency with project management and estimating systems such as SAP, Sage Timberline, Oracle Unifier, Primavera P6, or Primavera Risk.
• Advanced understanding of financial concepts and estimating, cost management theory (e.g., TCM), project change and risk management, project planning and scheduling, and work/cost breakdown structures.
• Ability to achieve results and influence people.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-discipline, motivation, and ability to work with limited supervision.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and innovative thinking.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve project controls processes, standards, and systems in alignment with industry best practices and organizational objectives.
• Review project controls across the portfolio, identify gaps, and drive corrective actions.
• Author and update standards, work instructions, and playbooks.
• Provide governance, mentoring, and training to project controls teams.
• Lead organizational change initiatives to adopt advanced project management and controls methodologies.
• Advise project teams and contractors on project management systems for scope, cost, and schedule performance.
• Collaborate on project estimates, budgets, and value engineering strategies.
• Analyze contractor spending and invoices for accuracy and to prevent financial loss.
• Establish and maintain risk management processes, including risk registers and probabilistic assessments.
• Implement change control processes aligned with standard operating procedures.
• Ensure consistent and proper use of project controls systems, processes, and resources across projects.
• Ensure proper application of company finance policies on capital projects.
• Identify and drive adoption of process improvements, innovations, tools, and techniques in project controls.

Benefits

• Company bonus, depending in part on company and individual performance.
• Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k).
• Pension.
• Vacation benefits.
• Eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
• Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance and death benefits.
• Certain time-off and leave-of-absence benefits.
• Well-being benefits, including an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

What This Job Offers

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