CBRE Group, Inc

Project Cost Analyst

CBRE Group, Inc$115K — $130K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferred; equivalent education and experience acceptable.
  • 10 years of experience in cost management and project controls, particularly in data center or construction industries.
  • Strong background in costing and estimating construction projects.
  • Familiarity with cost and schedule management software (e.g., Primavera, Microsoft Project).
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills, capable of managing complex information clearly and effectively.
  • Detail-oriented and able to handle multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor project budget integrity and compliance with standard operating procedures.
  • Provide financial tracking quality assurance to functional staff and program managers.
  • Engage in EAC meetings to review and document budget variances with project teams.
  • Participate in change management meetings to assess trends and risk exposure.
  • Conduct cost variance analysis to identify trends and mitigate budget impacts.
  • Review monthly reports on budget and expenditures for accuracy and performance tracking.
  • Act as a liaison for financial information amongst technical leads and project teams.

Benefits

  • 401(K) retirement plan.
  • Dental insurance coverage.
  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Life insurance benefits.
  • Vision insurance coverage.
Full Job Description
CBRE | Direct Line Project Control Analyst Job Description:

About the Role:

The Cost Analyst's primary functions are to plan, develop, and supervise all cost functions. The Cost Manager is to ensure that all project cost activities such as data collection, field estimating, productivity analysis and budget forecasting comply with company and client requirements. This position is responsible for the development and implementation of project cost standards and procedures. The cost manager will implement a standard costing structure and ensure that all projects adhere to this standard. The cost analyst is to provide a support service to the project teams to assist and guide the establishment of the project budgets and project control tools.

What You'll Do:

The following are intended to be examples of the accountabilities for which the person in this position is responsible. This position description is not intended to be complete or all-inclusive and does not preclude management from assigning other or related functions if such functions are a logical assignment for the position.
• Monitor the overall integrity of the project budget and forecast in accordance with approved standard operating procedures
• Provide quality assurance to functional staff and special program managers (OSP) regarding all financial tracking and cost performance
• Participate in monthly EAC meetings with Project Teams to validate and review current EAC's, while assisting the team to document justification of variances
• Participate in change management meetings to identify trends and risk exposure, in conjunction with the Project Team Cost Analyst meetings
• Participate in Risk Assessment workshops, providing input as needed to potential impacts
• Conduct cost variance analysis of reported data to identify trends and mitigate potential budget impacts
• Monitor identified trends and mitigation plans over time against actual performance
• Review, analysis and oversight of budget and expenditures against projects based upon various funding sources
• Participate in reoccurring meetings with schedulers to review cost and schedule performance to determine cost overruns/ underruns, issues with project durations, or variances in spend analyzing plan versus expenditures over period of time
• Review, analysis and oversight of monthly cost reports and monthly progress reports
• Review and/or create monthly billings invoices submitted to clients CR
• Evaluate contract change orders and amendments for impact on budget/timetable
• Review task order requests, change orders and amendments to ensure budget availability, accurate cost coding and reporting
• Interact on a regular basis with various technical disciplines leads to understand and communicate issues and conflicts that may have impact on the budget
• Provide interface support and respond to all requests for all financial information
• Serve as central receiving point for all financial matters for assigned and special programs
• Perform necessary data entry for budget and forecast impacts

What You'll Need:
• A Bachelor's Degree in related field is desired. A high school diploma, GED and/or equivalent combination of education and work experience may be substituted.
• 10 years of cost management, project controls and/or project management experience in a data center or construction CR industry.
• Possesses extensive knowledge and experience in costing and estimating construction projects.
• Working knowledge of cost and schedule management programs (i.e. Primavera, P6, Contract Manager 13, Proliance, Microsoft Project, SureTrak)
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to organize large amounts of information into coherent and meaningful format. Must also possess effective interpersonal skills.
• Must be detail-oriented, organized and self-motivated
• Able efficiently and effectively handle multiple and shifting priorities while working on multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines
• Consistently demonstrates a high attention to detail

Relocation assistance and sign-on bonuses may be available on select positions only, for qualified candidates based on role requirements and experience

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CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Project Cost Analyst position is $115,000 per year and the maximum salary for the Project Cost Analyst position is $130,000 per year. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, and experience. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.

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