Sr. Cost Controller

Greenberry•Boise, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Greenberry Industrial is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Controller for a project-based assignment supporting a large-scale, high-tech construction project in Boise, Idaho. The assignment is anticipated to run approximately November 2026 through November 2027, and the role is based onsite. Compensation is TBD and will depend on experience, skills, qualifications, and relevant project experience. The Senior Cost Controller provides cost management, forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis throughout project execution. The role works closely with project leadership, construction management, field supervision, accounting, procurement, and client representatives to provide visibility into project financial performance and identify cost or productivity risks. Previous semiconductor tool installation project experience is required. The position includes reviewing the Schedule of Rates (SOR), validating unit-rate applications against installed quantities and approved scope, and ensuring labor, material, equipment, and subcontract costs are consistently captured at the applicable SOR line-item and work-package level.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in cost controls, project controls, project accounting, project financial management, or a closely related function within construction, EPC, or major capital projects.
Previous semiconductor tool installation project experience.
Demonstrated experience independently managing cost controls for complex construction projects or major project scopes.
Strong knowledge of project budgeting, cost forecasting, cost-to-complete and estimate-at-completion, earned value principles, productivity analysis, labor forecasting, commitment tracking, change management, variance analysis, and project financial reporting.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including analyzing large amounts of project cost data and developing management-level reporting.
Advanced proficiency with scheduling software (P6), SharePoint, and construction ERPs such as Viewpoint/Trimble.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and exceptional attention to detail.
Ability to independently identify financial risks and communicate findings to project leadership.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven construction environment.
Ability to work onsite in Boise, Idaho for the duration of the project assignment.

Nice To Haves

Cost controls experience supporting semiconductor fabrication facilities, semiconductor tool installation, high-tech manufacturing, data centers, mission-critical facilities, cleanrooms, or advanced manufacturing projects.
Experience supporting large, complex projects with significant mechanical, piping, electrical, equipment installation, or specialty trade scopes.
Experience with onsite construction projects or work performed within active semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing facilities.
Experience in highly controlled client environments with demanding schedule, documentation, safety, quality, and reporting requirements.
Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and the relationship between project schedules, progress measurement, earned value, and cost forecasting.
Experience with Vista by Viewpoint/Trimble or comparable construction ERP and project cost-management systems.
Experience developing executive-level or client-facing cost reports and forecasts.
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant industry experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

Establish, maintain, and manage project cost control systems aligned with contract scope, approved estimates, budgets, and project execution plans.
Develop and maintain project budgets, cost codes, commitments, forecasts, and reporting structures.
Monitor actual and committed costs across direct labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, purchased services, indirect costs, and project overhead.
Prepare and update cost-to-complete, estimate-at-completion, forecast-at-completion, labor forecasts, cash flow projections, and cost variance and trend reporting.
Identify cost overruns, productivity issues, unfavorable trends, unapproved scope, and financial risks; provide project leadership with recommendations on cost exposure and corrective actions.
Track labor hours, installed quantities, productivity, equipment, material usage, subcontractor costs, and other project expenditures across work packages, cost accounts, areas, systems, and installation scopes.
Partner with field leadership to validate progress and ensure reported costs and productivity reflect actual construction activity.
Develop cost projections based on remaining quantities, labor productivity, staffing projections, procurement status, and the project schedule.
Analyze the cost effects of accelerated schedules, sequencing changes, trade stacking, overtime, rework, and other project conditions.
Maintain SOR unit-rate tracking by tool, system, area, work package, and installation activity, reconciling installed quantities and earned units to field progress, approved scope, and contract rates.
Establish and maintain man-hour budgets using SOR quantities, unit-rate labor assumptions, crew composition, productivity factors, and approved execution plans; compare budgeted, earned, actual, and forecast man-hours at tool level.
Forecast labor and total costs to complete using remaining SOR quantities, production rates, labor productivity, staffing plans, and material and equipment requirements.
Explain variances and recommend corrective actions for SOR line items exceeding man-hour budgets, underperforming against planned unit rates, or showing unfavorable trends.
Develop and maintain earned value and progress measurement using SOR unit rates; analyze actual cost and earned progress against budget.
Monitor productivity trends, coordinate cost reporting with scheduling and progress measurement, and integrate cost forecasts with schedules, installed quantities, and remaining work.
Develop clear performance reporting to help project leadership understand current performance and forecasted outcomes.
Support identification, development, pricing, tracking, and reconciliation of project changes; maintain change and potential-change logs and track approved, pending, and unapproved changes.
Evaluate the effect of changes on project forecasts, identify scope growth, communicate potential cost exposure, and assist with change-order documentation and client-facing commercial discussions.
Maintain cost documentation and audit trails supporting changes, forecasts, and project financial decisions.
Prepare weekly and monthly cost reports and support Work-in-Progress reviews and financial forecasting meetings.
Prepare reporting packages covering budget versus actual cost, commitments, variances, productivity, labor forecasts, forecast-to-complete, estimate-at-completion, change exposure, and financial risks and opportunities.
Present cost information clearly, explain significant period-to-period variances, and maintain historical forecasting records and supporting documentation.
Coordinate with project managers, construction managers, superintendents, project controls, procurement, accounting, engineering, quality, and field teams.
Coordinate with scheduling personnel so cost forecasts align with the construction schedule; reconcile costs, commitments, accruals, invoices, purchase orders, and financial reporting with accounting.
Support ad hoc cost analysis, scenario modeling, and project forecasting, commercial, and cost review meetings; help ensure consistent project controls practices.
Work onsite in Boise, Idaho for the duration of the project assignment.