Job ID: 11316
Location: Houston, Texas
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 10/15/2025
Job Description
Location: Houston, TX
Description
Responsibilities May Include:
- Develop and maintain project cost reports, forecasts, and variance analyses
- Monitor project expenditures against budgets and provide early warning of potential cost overruns
- Support preparation of cost estimates and budgets for new projects and change orders
- Work closely with Project Managers, Planners, and Finance teams to provide cost data and financial insights
- Prepare and present regular cost performance reports to management and stakeholders
- Review and validate invoices, purchase orders, and contracts for compliance with cost coding and budget allocations
- Maintain cost control systems and ensure data integrity in cost management software
- Assist in cash flow forecasting and financial planning
- Identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5 or more years of cost control or cost engineering experience, preferably in the oil and gas industry
- Strong knowledge of cost management principles and tools
- Proficiency in cost control and reporting software (e.g., SAP, Excel, or similar systems)
- Experience in large projects or multiple small projects with assignments of increasing responsibility, complexity and scope
- Good understanding of the project process and interactions required to execute projects
- Experience with major EPC or oil & gas operators
- Proficiency in cost control and reporting software EcoSys, and PowerBI
- Professional certifications (e.g., AACE CCP, PMP, or similar)
- Familiarity with project planning and scheduling processes
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
