Saulsbury Industries, Inc.

Project Controls - Cost Specialist - Odessa TX/Abilene TX/Houston TX

Saulsbury Industries, Inc. • $85K — $100K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in project controls, cost management, or project management in the Oil and Gas industry or EPC sector.
  • Degree in engineering or construction management preferred, or equivalent experience.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, which is critical for cost management tasks.
  • Strong communication skills to effectively convey technical information and collaborate with teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines.
  • Valid Driver's License required.
  • Must pass background check and drug screening.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive cost reports for both internal and client needs on a weekly basis.
  • Track and report weekly and monthly labor performance and project costs related to indirect labor and subcontracts.
  • Support change management systems, including preparing change orders and managing budget adjustments.
  • Conduct timely cost impact analyses and develop mitigation strategies to avoid unforeseen costs.
  • Engage in regular cost control reviews with project teams to ensure deliverables meet standards.
  • Assist in forecasting expected project costs for monthly reporting.
  • Maintain progress budgets in tracking tools and audit payroll for coding accuracy.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement plan with company matching contributions.
  • Paid time off including vacation and sick leave.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Flexible work environment conducive to productivity.
Full Job Description
Location: Odessa TX / Abilene TX / Houston TX

Type: Full time

General Information/Job Summary

To provide comprehensive cost control, reports and forecasts to project management and support the overall success of the project.

Responsibilities/Competencies
  • Develop and maintain multiple project cost reports (both internal & client) on a weekly basis.
  • Develop and maintain multiple reports on weekly and monthly labor progress and performance reports (both internal and client), project cost tracking reports for indirect labor, rental equipment, and subcontracts.
  • Assist with development and maintenance of change management system including change orders, budget shifts, and trends including contingency management.
  • Timely and accurate forward-looking analysis and mitigation plan development to reduce or eliminate unforeseen cost impacts.
  • Actively participate in bi-weekly or monthly reviews of all cost controls deliverables with the project team.
  • Assist management in forecasting the project expected costs for monthly reporting.
  • Develop and maintain budgets in progress tracking tool.
  • Assist with auditing payroll coding on a weekly basis.
  • Perform data audits to ensure accuracy of information.
  • Liaison with the procurement and billing departments
  • Conduct costs corrections.
  • Understand earned value management systems.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Requirements
  • 5+ years Experience in project controls, cost management, trend and change management, and/or project management experience with an EPC contractor or in the Oil and Gas Industry preferable.
  • Degree in engineering or construction management in lieu of experience.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of tools a must, especially Excel.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey information.
  • Ability to work within a team as well as independently while prioritizing a large volume work and maintaining the highest quality.
  • Must be able to work fast track and meet deadlines.
  • Valid Driver's License
  • Subject to background check and drug screen


Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, to include but not limited to:
  • Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time and work on a computer.
  • Ability to travel to job sites to perform job duties, including walking construction site for progress audits.
  • Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
  • Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

About Saulsbury Industries, Inc.

Saulsbury Industries, Inc. is a national leader in providing engineering, construction, fabrication and services to heavy industrial clients across a wide range of industries. Saulsbury Industries, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Odessa, Texas. The company has additional offices in Houston, Texas and Farmington, New Mexico. Saulsbury Industries, Inc. provides services to clients in the upstream, midstream, downstream, chemical, power, and renewable energy markets. The company offers a wide range of services including engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, electrical and instrumentation, and maintenance.
Learn more about Saulsbury Industries, Inc.
Size
500 employees
Industry
5 Year Trend
-5%
Revenue
$200 million

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