Cost Analyst - Program Controls
Company: Pacifica Services Inc.
Location: Pasadena
Posted on: May 14, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionApply Here:
https://secure.onehcm.com/ta/PACIFICA.jobs?ShowJob=436395558&TrackId=ZipRecruiterSUMMARY:
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 developing and implementing 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 department is to provide a support service to the project
teams to assist and guide the establishment of the project budgets
and project control tools. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: The
following are intended to be examples of the accountabilities
responsible for the person in this position. 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 college functional staff and
special program managers regarding
- all financial tracking and cost performance
- Participate in monthly EAC meetings with College Project Teams
to validate and review
- current EACs, while assisting the team to document
justification of variances
- Participate in College(s) change management meetings to
identify trends and risk exposure, in conjunction with the College
Project Team Cost Analyst
- Participate in Risk Assessment workshops, providing input as
needed on potential impacts at college(s) and special programs
- Conduct cost variance analysis of reported data to identify
trends and mitigate potential budget impacts • Monitor identified
trends and mitigation plans overtime against actual performance •
Review, analysis, and oversight 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 a period of time
- Review, analysis, and oversight of monthly cost reports and
monthly progress reports
- Evaluate staffing plans, identify any excessive peaks, and make
recommendations for peak leveling
- Evaluate contract change orders and amendments for impact on
budget/timetable
- Review the financial section of the Proposed Board Actions for
accuracy 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 understanding and communicating issues and conflicts that
may impact the budget
- Ensure implementation of BuildLACCD policies, procedures, and
plans regarding cost management of capital projects with multiple
funding sources
- Provide interface support and respond to all requests for all
financial information
- Serve as the central receiving point for all financial matters
for assigned College(s) and special programs
- Travel to offsite project locations on a weekly/ monthly basis
• Perform necessary data entry for budget and forecast impacts •
Other job-related duties or projects as assigned
- Perform necessary data entry for budget and forecast
impactsSECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Other job-related duties or projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A Bachelor's Degree in the 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 the A/E/C industry.
- Possesses extensive knowledge and experience in costing and
estimating construction projects.
- Working knowledge of cost and schedule management programs
(i.e. Primavera, P3, P6, Contract Manager 13, Proliance, Microsoft
Project, (SureTrak) and department computer system is highly
desired.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
including the ability to organize large amounts of information into
a coherent and meaningful format. Must also possess effective
interpersonal skills.
- Must be detail-oriented, organized, and self-motivated
- Is able to efficiently and effectively handle multiple and
shifting priorities while working on multiple projects and meeting
tight deadlines
- Consistently demonstrates high attention to detail
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. Cost Analyst –
Program Controls – Position Description Page 3 of 3 While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear. The employee is
regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Must be
able to use a computer keyboard, mouse, and calculator. The
employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, and color vision, and the ability to
adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment
characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be
exposed to outdoor weather conditions, work on job sites, travel to
and from these locations, work in a typical office environment, and
is occasionally exposed to construction equipment. The noise level
in the work environment is usually moderate
Keywords: Pacifica Services Inc., Pasadena , Cost Analyst - Program Controls, Professions , Pasadena, California
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