Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Senior Project Cost Analyst, ANS
On-siteSt. Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Conduct project cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling for major Utility New Gas Generation projects across development, construction, commissioning, and closeout. Interface with project managers, engineering teams, contractors, and stakeholders to support cost monitoring, analysis, and reporting. Build and maintain cost models, budgets, and forecasts while performing scenario analyses and preparing cash flow estimates including ETC and EAC. Monitor project commitments, expenditures, and variances to identify trends affecting cost performance. Utilize systems such as Cognos, Power BI, Maximo, and Excel to develop management reports and presentations. Support Cost Quantitative Risk Analyses, Change Management processes, and continuous improvement of cost engineering standards. Create performance dashboards providing leadership visibility into budget, actuals, and emerging cost trends. Participate in safety meetings, inspections, and field observations where applicable. Onsite at client site in St. Louis, Missouri.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline
- Experience developing and maintaining project budgets, forecasts, cash flows, commitments, actual costs, accruals, and cost performance reporting for megaprojects (>$500M) within the process industries (e.g. power, refining, chemical, O&G, mining)
- Experience developing and maintaining Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Completion (EAC), project cash flow, contingency, and multi-year capital forecasts and experience performing project cost variance and trend analysis and developing forecasts based on project performance, commitments, schedule, risk, and emerging project conditions
- Understanding of the relationship between project schedules and cost forecasts and the ability to incorporate schedule information into project cost analysis and forecasting and understanding of commercial agreements, contracting strategies, and their implications for project cost management and forecasting
- Advanced analytical skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Ability to communicate complex financial and project cost information clearly to project managers, project leadership, contractors, and other stakeholders
- Onsite at client site: The work location for this role is onsite in St. Louis, Missouri, with our clients and project partners to enable delivery and cultivate strong client relationships
Desired Qualifications
- 4+ years of demonstratable project cost analysis or cost controls experience supporting large Utility New Gas Generation projects, including Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) and/or Simple Cycle Gas Turbine projects for a utility/owner, EPC contractor, engineering firm, or other major project delivery organization
- Experience supporting projects executed under EPC, EPCM, multi-prime, or other major capital project contracting strategies
- Experience with Cognos, Power BI, Maximo, and PowerPlan or similar enterprise financial, asset management, project controls, and reporting systems
- Experience performing forensic cost analysis and identifying trends, anomalies, forecast risks, and potential budget deviations across complex capital projects and exxperience supporting Cost Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA), contingency analysis, and the integration of cost, schedule, and risk information
- Experience preparing and maintaining project cost documentation to support regulatory proceedings, prudency reviews, audits, Change Orders, claims, depositions, and other contractual or legal requirements
- MBA or other relevant advanced degree
- AACE International Certified Cost Technician (CCT), Certified Cost Professional (CCP), or other relevant AACE certification
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