Senior Cost Control Specialist

UDR Consulting Inc • Aiken, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

UDR is seeking qualified candidates for a Senior Cost Control Specialist opportunity for our customer in Aiken, SC to support the Savannah River Site. This role is responsible for organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining financial analysis applications required to monitor established objectives, and to prepare status and management reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy and recommend solutions. The specialist will provide management with the capability of maintaining cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of a complex project or work activity. Under general supervision, performs moderately complex financial analysis activities to include: Performs financial procedures, prepares financial reports / plans on a periodic or ad hoc basis. Understands the business environment and operations of the area being supported. Serves as a financial liaison to actively communicate with operational programs. Performs and applies financial planning and analysis techniques including but not limited to: variance analysis, scenario analysis, financial and cash flow modeling, etc., as requested. In addition to core responsibilities, a Project Controls Change Control position often includes additional duties such as analyzing the potential impacts of proposed changes on project scope, schedule, cost, and resources, and preparing reports for management; maintaining accurate records of all change requests, decisions, and actions in a centralized change log; coordinating with engineering, procurement, construction, and other functional teams to gather input and assess the feasibility and implications of changes; monitoring adherence to change control processes and ensuring all changes meet regulatory, contractual, and organizational requirements; generating regular and ad-hoc reports on change status, trends, and metrics for project management and executive leadership; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposed changes and working with the risk management team to update the risk register; and interfacing with document control to ensure all change-related documents are properly archived and accessible.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering, construction, operations, estimating, scheduling, and project controls.
• Reviews work for completeness as required by project specifications and scope definitions.
• Strong problem solving, analysis and interpersonal skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Possesses strong personal computer skills.
• Requires considerable proficiency in the use of automated accounting, and budgeting systems as tools for performing required duties.
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining financial analysis applications required to monitor established objectives.
• Preparing status and management reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy and recommend solutions.
• Providing management with the capability of maintaining cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of a complex project or work activity.
• Performing financial procedures and preparing financial reports/plans on a periodic or ad hoc basis.
• Serving as a financial liaison to actively communicate with operational programs.
• Performing and applying financial planning and analysis techniques including variance analysis, scenario analysis, financial and cash flow modeling.
• Analyzing the potential impacts of proposed changes on project scope, schedule, cost, and resources, and preparing reports for management.
• Maintaining accurate records of all change requests, decisions, and actions in a centralized change log.
• Coordinating with engineering, procurement, construction, and other functional teams to gather input and assess the feasibility and implications of changes.
• Monitoring adherence to change control processes and ensuring all changes meet regulatory, contractual, and organizational requirements.
• Generating regular and ad-hoc reports on change status, trends, and metrics for project management and executive leadership.
• Identifying and communicating risks associated with proposed changes and working with the risk management team to update the risk register.
• Interfacing with document control to ensure all change-related documents are properly archived and accessible.

Benefits

• Multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance.
• Pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

What This Job Offers

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