Project Cost Controller

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee project and program budgets, actual costs, commitments, accruals, forecasts, and contingency funds.
• Collect, analyze, and report financial and cost data, including budget performance, incurred costs, commitments, forecasts, and variances.
• Partner with project management teams to monitor project performance and ensure projects are completed within approved financial plans.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities, financial risks, trends, and discrepancies, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Maintain and improve cost control systems, processes, procedures, guidelines, and reporting templates.
• Review contractor invoices and validate compliance with contractual and financial requirements.
• Collect and evaluate cost impacts associated with potential project changes and support implementation following approval.
• Support the change management process by coordinating with estimating and project teams to ensure all financial impacts are accurately captured.
• Lead monthly cost reporting and develop variance analyses, forecasts, and financial presentations for program leadership.
• Maintain and manage the cost control components within the Project Management Information System (PMIS).
• Coordinate with commercial and contracts teams to ensure alignment between cost control, contract, and financial management systems.
• Work closely with scheduling teams to develop and maintain time-phased cost forecasts aligned with the master program schedule and contractor cost-loaded schedules.
• Provide leadership and oversight to cost management personnel, ensuring consistent support and alignment across the overall program.
• Collaborate closely with finance and other key stakeholders to support accurate financial reporting and project decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and professional training.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in project controls, project cost management, cost engineering, financial management, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience managing budgets, forecasts, actual costs, accruals, commitments, contingencies, and cost reporting for large and complex projects or programs.
• Strong financial acumen and expertise in project cost control and financial analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience using project management software, PMIS platforms, ERP systems, or other cost control systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Experience with change management, variance analysis, contractor invoice review, and cost forecasting.

Work Location

This is a field-based position requiring a minimum of three days per week onsite in Baltimore, Maryland .

Employment Details

• Level: Senior
• Experience Required: 15+ years
• Schedule: Full-time
• Assignment: One full-time professional
• Expected Start Date: October 5, 2026