Program Controls Function-Budget Manager

Program Controls Function – Cost Controller

Position Type: Mid-Level
Location: Baltimore, MD – Integrated Program Office
Work Arrangement: Field-based; minimum 3 days per week in person
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0 FTE
Anticipated Start Date: September 21, 2026

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Cost Controller to support program and project cost controls activities, including budget management, actual costs, commitments, accruals, forecasting, contingency, and budget changes. The Cost Controller will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial information at both the package and project levels and will support project leadership, commercial management, contracts administration, scheduling, estimating, risk management, and finance teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong financial acumen, project cost management experience, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to analyze complex cost data and communicate findings effectively.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform cost control activities related to budgets, actual costs, commitments, accruals, forecasting, ETC/EAC, contingency, and budget changes.
• Manage and ensure the accuracy of package- and project-level budgets, contingency, and associated changes.
• Manage and validate package- and project-level actual costs and monthly accruals.
• Manage and validate monthly package- and project-level forecasts.
• Analyze cost data to identify trends, variances, potential impacts, and emerging financial risks.
• Measure and analyze package progress and forecasts in coordination with the Scheduling team, including time-phasing of budgets and forecasts.
• Support the Change Management process by collecting, analyzing, and documenting cost impacts associated with potential changes.
• Coordinate with Estimating to ensure all cost impacts associated with changes are identified and appropriately captured.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and support mitigation of financial risks in coordination with the Risk Management team.
• Review contractor invoices for compliance with contractual financial requirements, including applicable expenses and rates.
• Support Commercial Managers and Contract Administrators with contract and purchase order changes, invoice reviews, and accrual validation.
• Lead package-level cost reporting as part of the monthly reporting process.
• Develop and present monthly variance analysis, highlighting key drivers, trends, risks, and potential impacts.
• Maintain the cost control system and ensure compliance with established cost management procedures.
• Perform cost control activities within the Project Management Information System (PMIS) Control Module.
• Coordinate with the Commercial team to maintain alignment between PMIS Cost Controls and Contracts modules.
• Support the Program Budget Manager, Commercial Managers, Contract Administrators, Project Managers, Project Directors, and Finance teams in collecting, validating, analyzing, and reporting budgets, commitments, accruals, actual costs, and forecast costs.
• Perform other related cost control and financial management duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of post-secondary education and relevant training.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience in project cost controls, project controls, financial management, or a related field.
• Strong financial acumen and demonstrated expertise in project cost management.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyze and manage complex financial and cost data.
• Experience with project management information systems, cost control systems, or similar project controls software.
• Strong understanding of budgets, actual costs, commitments, accruals, forecasts, ETC/EAC, contingency, and change management.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies, trends, and potential financial risks.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including Project Management, Scheduling, Commercial, Contracts, Estimating, Risk Management, and Finance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large, complex capital programs or infrastructure projects.
• Experience working with contractor invoices, contracts, purchase orders, and commercial management processes.
• Experience with PMIS cost control and contracts modules.
• Experience coordinating cost controls with scheduling and earned/progress measurement activities.
• Experience preparing and presenting monthly cost reports and variance analyses to project and program leadership.

Pay: $75.00 - $95.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person