Sr. Construction Cost Control Specialist

Sr. Cost Controls Specialist

Tesla is seeking a Sr. Cost Controls Specialist with relevant construction experience to support the buildout of Tesla's facilities and infrastructure. This position will be responsible for cost management, cost analysis, analyzing financial and cost engineering data, cost reporting and benchmarking throughout the various project stages. In addition, this role will support the change management and risk management process for design and construction, and analysis targeting cost reduction and efficiency initiatives. Your expertise will contribute to the overall profitability and competitiveness of our capital projects team and organization.

Responsibilities

Cost Control Management: Support the development and implementation of cost management program for construction projects, including approved budget, total commitments, cost tracking (incurred and invoiced costs). Work closely with project team to forecast project costs during project execution

Change Management/Cost Forecasting: Support the Change Management process to ensure accurate cost projection for each project. Utilize cost data and trends to predict potential cost overruns or savings and provide recommendations for mitigation. Collaborate with project managers to ensure that cost controls are in place and budgets are adhered to.

Cost Communication: Manage program teams to produce dashboards to communicate cost performance across teams

Cost Analysis & Tracking: Perform trend analysis and actively evaluate project cost performance to identify potential risk areas and validate forecast

Reporting: Maintain cost tools and reports to communicate project cost metrics and performance with the project team and senior management

Benchmarking: Track and analyze historical project data to develop current cost trends and benchmarking data for estimating current and future projects

Stay current with industry best practices and emerging cost management technologies to drive ongoing process improvement. Implement cost control best practices and seek opportunities for process improvements

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or equivalent experience

5+ years of experience in construction project controls, cost management, budgeting, and forecast analysis, ideally in the complex commercial and industrial construction industry

Strong knowledge of cost management processes and cost structures on large-scale EPC projects, understanding the construction means and methods in civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing/process disciplines

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments, in ambiguous environments

Analytical mindset with attention to detail and agile in learning and utilizing new software; Advanced MS Excel skills are a must, ability to work in SQL is a bonus

Proficiency in financial modeling and cost analysis tools and ability to use PowerBI dashboards to report to executive management

Capacity to work within a high-performance, cross-functional and fast changing organization with extremely tight timelines and aggressive goals

Compensation & Benefits

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D

Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program