Senior Cost Controls Specialist

🏢 McDermott
📍 Houston, United StatesFull-timeOn-site
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The Senior Cost Controls Specialist is responsible for applying best practices and in-depth knowledge to enhance the costing discipline. This role involves solving complex cost management problems, acting as a resource for less experienced colleagues, and impacting various customer, operational, project, or service activities. Key responsibilities include understanding constructability, contractual requirements, setting up and maintaining project controls systems and reports, analyzing cost forecasting and trending, preparing project forecasts, assisting with cash flows, and participating in proposal development. The specialist will also monitor scope variations, manage change initiatives, support subcontract verification, and ensure proper cost coding. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or 7-10 years of experience is required, along with strong MS Office skills and problem-solving abilities.
Required Skills
Productivity & Workplace Tools
○Microsoft Office
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
○Problem Solving○Prioritization○Deadline Management○Collaboration
Engineering, Construction & Trades
○MEP Coordination○Cost Estimation○Constructability○Control Systems○Pressure Measurement
Other
○project scope understanding○schedule understanding○cost and progress understanding○accounting interfaces○workflow processes○contractual requirements○project controls reporting○cash flow preparation○commercial alignment○project kickoff○cost coding○productivity analysis
Business, Sales & Management
○Cost Control○HR Management○Proposal Development○Change Management○Earned Value Management○Performance Management
Finance, Legal & Governance
○FP&A
Hospitality, Retail & Customer Service
○Bartending
Nice to have:
Other
○JD Edwards
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, or related fields, or 7-10 years of experience in a similar role. Must have good knowledge of MS Office, problem-solving skills, coordination abilities, and an understanding of project scope, schedule, and its relation to cost and progress. Proficiency in managing multiple tasks, meeting deadlines, and working effectively in a multifunctional team is essential, along with knowledge of cost, schedule, estimating, and accounting interfaces.
Description

Job Overview:

The Senior Cost Controls Specialist uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the costing discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the cost discipline. The Senior Cost Controls Specialist solves complex problems and uses their discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Cost Controls Specialist impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities. 

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