Industry *Electric Utilities Position Sr. Cost Control Specialist Req Code 2918 General Location New Orleans Primary Responsibilities Re qu isi t i o n N u mb e r: 2918
Jo b T i tl e : Sr. Cost Control Specialist

D a te O pened : 4/30/2026

L o c a ti on : New Orleans

I ndu st r y: Utilities

De p a rtm en t: Project Controls

Em p l oy me n t T y pe : Full-Time Regular

P a rt- T ime A v ai l ab l e : No

El i gi b le f o r US W o rk A u t h o riz a t i o n Spon s o rs h i p : No

FL S A Ex e mptio n : E x e m p t ( Eli g i b le for S trai gh t -T i me O vert i m e )

This position is not a remote position and requires candidates to reside within commuting distance to downtown New Orleans.

Jo b Su mm a ry:

The Cost Control Specialist is responsible for supporting project teams by performing cost control activities for a portfolio of large projects. Responsibilities will include validating and reporting project costs, incorporating trends or approved changes, and providing financial forecasts for assigned projects.

Jo b Duti e s an d R e s pon si b i l iti e s:

• Work with all relevant project and discipline personnel to prepare project cost expectations and tracking tools;
• Understand all relevant project documents pertaining to the preparation of cost control plans and reports;
• Ensuring the integrity of accounting information and providing analytical services for utility projects;
• Monitoring, maintaining, and completing key reports and providing analytical functions towards capital projects utilizing data and other critical deliverables;
• Collecting, evaluating, and reporting Capital budget, project cost, work order closings and variance reporting;
• Initiate, monitor, maintain and close out of capital work orders;
• Create and analyze capital budgets, financial forecasts, reporting of actual financial results and variance explanations;
• Work with accounting on reconciling invoices;
• Assists in the preparation of accruals;
• Additional duties as assigned.

Q ua lif i c a ti on s ( Kno wl e d g e , S ki l ls a n d Abi l i t i e s):

• Requires a High-School Diploma or Equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred
• Ten (10) years of experience as a project cost analyst or similar role
• Requires a working knowledge of cost control software and the ability to learn new software platforms quickly
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Office software (Word, Powerpoint, etc.)
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Have attention to detail
• Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels
• Availability and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Availability and ability to travel to client sites on occasion
• Availability and ability to work overtime as needed based on project

Wo rking C ond iti on s:

• Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel
• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis to obtain project field data or attend project meetings
• Field duties may require outdoor work in a plant, facility or terminal environment
• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection
• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes

P h y s ic a l R equ ir e me n ts ( Wi th o r w i t hou t Re a s onab le Acc o mm oda ti on ):

• Must be able to lift and carry five (5) pounds
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities which permits employee to communicate effectively
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation which permits employee to conduct analysis and investigations
• Sufficient manual dexterity which permit the employee to perform routine office duties
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations.

This job d escri p t i on is i n t e n d ed to i nd icate the ki nd s of tasks and l e vels of w o r k d i ff i cu l ty r eq u ired of t h e p os i tion g iven t h is title and sha l l n o t b e c o n strued as d e clar in g w h at the s p e cific du ti e s a n d responsi b iliti e s of any p artic u lar pos i tion sha l l be. It is n ot i n t en d ed t o l i mit o r in any way m o d ify the ri g h t of ma n a g e m ent t o a s si gn , d irect a n d c o n t r ol t h e w ork of em p l o y ees u nd er su p e r visio n . The listing of d u t i es a n d responsi b ili t i e s shall n ot b e h eld to exclu d e o ther d u t ie s not m entio n ed that are o f similar ki n d or l e vel of d i f f ic u lty.