Cost Budget Analyst

McKissack & McKissack DC

$75K — $95K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Construction Management, or a related field
  • 10+ years of experience in project controls within the construction industry
  • Prior experience with CPM Scheduling Software, especially P6
  • Preferred certifications: Project and Scheduling Professional (PSP) and/or Certified Scheduling Technician (CST)
  • Strong organizational and time-management abilities
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and contract negotiation for change management

Responsibilities

  • Develop organizational budgets alongside project managers
  • Review proposals for completeness, accuracy, and compliance
  • Consolidate project budgets for further review
  • Track project funding requirements and vet requests
  • Monitor project costs to ensure adherence to budget
  • Prepare reports estimating future budget and funding needs
  • Support project team with financial reporting and presentations

Benefits

  • Well-balanced corporate culture embracing diversity
  • Opportunities for professional growth
  • Rewarding hard work and commitment to excellence
  • Engagement with high-profile government and commercial projects
  • Focus on innovation and collaboration
Full Job Description
Your Role

We currently have an immediate opening for a Cost Budget Analyst to join our expanding team. As a Cost Budget Analyst, you will be responsible for the management and performance of cost, scheduling, risk and change management. You will implement a Cost Budgeting System on large, complex projects and programs and assist in establishing operational policies and procedures.

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Develop organizational budgets with project managers
  • Review proposals for completeness, accuracy and compliance
  • Consolidating project budgets for review
  • Track project funding requirements
  • Vet funding requests
  • Monitoring project costs to-date to ensure project remains on-budget
  • Prepare reports and estimating future budget/funding needs
  • Defending budget recommendations with data and evidence-based analyses
  • Assist the Project team with board financial reporting and presentations
  • FTA/FRA budget reporting
  • Coding structures (WBS, SCC, DART, etc.)

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Construction Management, or related field
  • At least 10 years of experience in project controls in the construction industry.
  • Prior scheduling experience (P6 is a big plus) as well as other CPM Scheduling Software
  • Project and Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification preferred and/or Certified Scheduling Technician (CST) certification preferred. Comparable experience of candidates that satisfy the qualifications for these certifications is acceptable.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel
  • Proficient in contract negotiation for change management
  • Strong management and leadership capabilities

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