Cost Controller (Level 2) - Project Controls | Casper, WY | Full Time - ID# 7317We are seeking a
Cost Controller (Level 2) to support our growing team in
Casper, WY. In this role, you'll play a key part in driving project excellence, collaborating with industry leaders, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across complex initiatives.
Role & ResponsibilitiesIn this role, you will:
- Support project controls management of change (PCMOC): log, assess, and track potential changes and trends through approval.
- Assess the cost and schedule impact of changes and trends, and reflect them in ETC/EAC forecasts.
- Apply AI and automation tools to controls work such as variance commentary, forecast and trend review, change-impact assessment, and data validation; verify outputs against source data.
- Support monthly forecasting cycles, including contingency tracking, escalation, and productivity impacts; challenge unsupported forecasts.
- Maintain control budgets, cost coding, and control accounts aligned to the WBS/CBS.
- Track commitments, accruals, and actual costs; support cost reconciliation to source systems.
- Review and validate contractor and vendor invoices against contract terms, progress, and quantities.
- Prepare cost performance reports, variance analyses, and cash flow and commitment summaries; build and maintain Power BI and Excel dashboards.
- Support earned value reporting (PV/EV/AC, CPI/SPI) and coordinate with schedulers, risk, and project managers to keep cost, schedule, and change data aligned.
- Support gate reviews, audits, and executive reporting with traceable, evidence-based cost information.
Qualifications / RequirementsTo succeed in this role, you bring:
- Bachelor's degree or diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
- 5-8 years of project cost control experience on large capital projects, ideally pipeline, midstream, or oil & gas.
- Hands-on PCMOC experience assessing changes and trends, quantifying their impact, and reflecting them in ETC/EAC forecasts.
- Practical, advanced AI skills applied to project controls (for example Microsoft Copilot, Power BI/Power Query, Python, or LLM-based tools), with specific examples you can describe.
- Strong working knowledge of commitments, accruals, invoice validation, and cost reconciliation.
- Working understanding of earned value (CPI/SPI) and contingency tracking.
- Proficiency in advanced Excel and Power BI; experience with EcoSys, SAP, and Primavera P6 is an asset.
- AACE CCP or EVP, or PMP, is preferred.
- Ability to challenge assumptions professionally and work independently and collaboratively across teams.
Salary Range for Role: $125,000 - $130,000 annually
Compensation at PTAG varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience.
- Exposure to industry-leading clients and partners.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
- Flexible work environment and opportunities for advancement.
- A culture that values safety, accountability, and excellence.
