Senior Specialist, Project Engineering - Cost Account Manager

L3Harris Technologies•Salt Lake City, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris is seeking a Cost Account Manager to support software and hardware development, assembly, integration, and test efforts within its Spectrum Superiority sector. The sector designs, manufactures, and provides operations and sustainment for resilient communications, telemetry, and electronic attack systems serving ISR, communications, and networking customers. The position is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and follows a 9/80 schedule: employees work 80 hours over nine days in each 14-day period, with every other Friday off. The Cost Account Manager manages cost, schedule, and performance for assigned control accounts across one or more programs, with program values ranging from $50 million to $750 million. The role develops and maintains control account plans, budgets, estimates at completion, and forecasts; coordinates planning and execution with program management, finance, scheduling, and engineering teams; and monitors performance, variances, risks, and opportunities. It leads monthly EVMS reporting and supports baseline changes, compliance, leadership decision-making, and continuous improvement. The role requires collaborative work on quick-reaction projects and regular contact with internal and external customers.

Requirements

Experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) on development, production, or integration programs.
Experience with EVMS, cost performance analysis, EACs, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Experience using tools such as Cobra, Open Plan, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, SAP, Costpoint, Oracle, Power BI, Tableau, or Codex.
Demonstrated success managing control account performance and delivering accurate forecasts within an EVMS environment.
Experience with Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), Baseline Change Requests (BCRs), IMS integration, Schedule Risk Assessments (SRAs), CPI/SPI analyses, rolling-wave planning, and Work Authorization Documents (WADs).
Experience partnering with Program Management, Engineering, Finance, and Scheduling to support integrated program execution.
Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to make informed decisions quickly and effectively under pressure.
Experience with risk and opportunity management and corrective action planning.
Experience supporting multidisciplinary programs across multiple locations in a matrixed environment.
Experience with software, hardware, integration, and/or test programs.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical, financial, and executive leadership teams.
Ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of prior related experience, or a graduate degree and at least 4 years of prior related experience; alternatively, at least 10 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with resilient communications, telemetry communications, electronic attack, and/or network systems.
Experience with DCMA-surveilled programs and higher-rigor EVMS environments.
Experience with the government contract acquisition lifecycle.
Experience managing design-to-cost activities.
Experience with program pursuit and proposal activities.
Experience with operations and/or manufacturing activities.
Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action processes and techniques.
Program Management Institute PMP certification desired.

Responsibilities

Manage cost, schedule, and performance for assigned control accounts across one or more programs valued from $50 million to $750 million.
Develop, maintain, and analyze Control Account Plans (CAPs), budgets, Estimates at Complete (EACs), and forecast data in alignment with program objectives.
Partner with Program Management, Finance, Scheduling, and engineering Integrated Product Team leads on planning, baseline management, and program-scope execution.
Review control account performance, identify cost and schedule variances, assess root causes, and drive corrective actions.
Lead monthly EVMS reporting for assigned control accounts, including status collection, earned value updates, variance analysis, EAC development, and preparation of Contract Performance Reports and internal management reviews.
Monitor labor, material, subcontract, and other direct cost performance against plan and recommend adjustments.
Identify, track, mitigate, and manage program risks and opportunities that may affect cost, schedule, or technical performance.
Support change management, including baseline change requests and coordination of approvals for changes to technical, cost, and schedule baselines.
Ensure control account activities comply with EVMS guidelines and support DCMA-surveilled program requirements where applicable.
Communicate program financial and execution status to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to support timely, data-driven decisions.
Participate in cross-functional teams and continuous improvement efforts to improve planning, execution, and reporting rigor.
Work collaboratively on quick-reaction projects and maintain regular contact with internal and external customers.