Cost Technician

Responsibilities Establish lines of communications with various departments to integrate information to facilitate accurate reporting

Utilize effective communication processes to disseminate relevant and timely cost information to enhance project decision making

Communicate with suppliers, project staff, and other stakeholders to resolve invoice discrepancies or other cost tracking issues

Work with multiple departments to monitor, share and analyze data resulting in more accurate project forecasting

Assist in annual budget development, preparation, and associated reporting

Assists in contract review with project staff to facilitate understanding of contract and related unit codes/cost to ensure more accurate project cost tracking and forecasting

Develop or assist in development of project controls guidelines, standards, processes, job aids and tools

Works to implement cost preventive action

Perform standard project and special project cost reporting as required by the project stakeholders; compiles and produces cost reports as required and directed

Apply proficiency in effective communication and assessing project stakeholders for their core and special cost reporting, cost assessment, and cost analysis needs and provide those stakeholders with optimum communication, information, and reporting.

Qualifications 8+ years of experience in project controls/coordination, cost estimating, or related fields

High school diploma required

Post-secondary education preferred

Maintain multiple project cost control data files for detailed and summary level information of projects in various stages of the project’s life cycle.

Process project timesheets and maintain the Time Sheet data base.

Ensure correctness of submitted invoices by referencing the timesheet data base and conformed contracts.

Obtain payment approval for invoices from Project Managers

Communicate all results and issues to the Manager of Project Controls and other departments

Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills

Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future