Cost Control Specialist

Cost Controls Specialist

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

Our firm is currently looking for a Cost Controls Specialist based at the project site in Portland, OR. The Cost Controls Specialist position's key responsibilities are to track, manage, and analyze program costs such as budgets, actuals, estimates to complete, revisions, and run regular cash flow and tracking reports for public construction projects. This is an outstanding opportunity to bring your specialized expertise to an industry leading team.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Reports to the Cost Control Manager and the Project Controls Manager
• Participates in the development and improvement of the project controls systems.
• Recommends improvements in systems, tools, and methods of project controls.
• Establishes a project work breakdown structure in line with industry best practices.
• Interacts with other project groups to provide cost codes, purchase order commitments, and change orders to ensure accounting guidelines are implemented.
• Prepare a monthly Total Project Cost Estimate (TPCE) analysis and other reports as deemed necessary by the County for the Project.
• Conduct ongoing reviews and analysis, including running risk simulation programs such as Monte Carlo, of all Project resource management activities and provide exception reports as necessary, which forecast potential problems and provide recommendations on remedial actions.
• Assists in creating detailed project budgets and cash flow projections from estimates.
• Works with senior project management staff to manage the overall project cost control efforts.
• Works with scheduling staff to develop, manage, revise, and update integrated detailed project schedules including all phases of project execution.
• Performs such other duties as the Supervisor may from time to time deem necessary.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Construction, Cost & Commercial Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of cost control experience in the construction field.
• Must be proficient in using Microsoft Office software.
• Must be detail oriented with effective organization and coordination skills.
• Knowledge of Expedition/CM13, Procore, Unifier, and eBuilder is preferred.
• Must have ability to interface and communicate effectively with others.
• Previous work experience on a hospital or medical project is preferred.
• Knowledge of construction cost accounting that includes setting up budgets, commitments, actual cost, remaining cost, potential and approved change orders, and estimate to complete.

Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group's policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.

The salary range for this full-time role is $97,400.00-$129,866.68 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.

In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including: Medical, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(k), 401(k) Matching, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Short and long-term disability, Employee Assistance Program.