Cost Controller

Educational and Professional Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in construction management or engineering, or equivalent mix of education.

Typically up to 6 years experience in project estimating, and project controls with experience in managing small size projects in the pharmaceutical or related industry.

Under general direction, provide project controls services on multiple small to mid size capital projects.

The Project Controls Analyst must have a technical knowledge in construction cost management. In addition, the individual must have strong analytical skills for estimate analysis, risk analysis and benchmarking project costs. The individual must have a good understanding of all types of estimating from conceptual through definitive construction estimates and must have a good knowledge of computer systems using Excel, database programs, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, word processing and e-mail.

The individual must have good skills in leadership, communication, and problem solving.

• Knowledge of general building and site construction and estimating.
• General analysis of arch/engineer, vendor and contractor estimates.
• Preparation of capital project conceptual estimates.
• Evaluate cost and schedule impact of proposed value engineering alternatives.
• Support PM with RFQ preparation, such as bid format, unit and alternate prices.
• Analyze and compare bid results.
• Analyze contractor and arch/engineer change orders for scope, pricing and overall correctness.
• Monitor scope changes and estimate related costs.
• Maintain a comprehensive budget report.
• Support procure-to-pay process.

Excel, Word, PowerPoint.