Senior Cost Analyst

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP•Reno, NV

About The Position

E2 Consulting Engineers, LP is a professional services firm established in 1988 that provides engineering, project design, federal base operations and infrastructure support, gas pipeline construction and inspection, environmental consulting and remediation, and information technology services. The Cost Analyst provides analytical support across projects. The role supports project budgeting, change management, cost analysis and forecasting, project funding, performance reporting, and documentation. The position requires 10% travel and is limited to local candidates.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a relevant field such as Construction Management or Project Management.
3–5 years of experience as a Cost Analyst or in relevant Project Controls work.
Experience with Maximo.
Experience with Oracle Unifier.
Experience with Primavera P6.
Experience with SAP.

Nice To Haves

Cost experience associated with construction operations.

Responsibilities

Create, maintain, and update monthly forecast budgets.
Ensure project budget responses reflect accurate, current cost information and have stakeholder concurrence.
Maintain scope change, contingency release, change order, and journal entry logs.
Assist Project Managers in preparing funding requests for project authorization.
Help Project Managers obtain project funding changes through the Unifier change control system.
Assist other departments with project closeout; coordinate with Project Management on required deliverables and target dates.
Communicate project cost risks to key stakeholders.
Analyze and trend cost variances by comparing the current cost plan with actual costs to date.
Analyze and validate unauthorized project costs and report findings to Project Managers and Supervision.
Develop and analyze cost plans.
Forecast project costs to complete and maintain accurate reports.
Manage project funding orders and ensure required documentation is entered and accurate in tracking systems.
Use cost and schedule plans to assess whether project objectives are achievable.
Verify whether project cost and schedule milestones were attained, identify potential process or business improvements, and work with responsible parties to implement them.
Assess and report project performance using established industry standards.
Enter data into various programs and prepare cost and forecasting reports.
Maintain written and electronic project documentation and records, including project files, in accordance with established guidelines and requirements.
Prepare special reports for a supervisor or manager upon request.