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Senior Associate, Project Controls Cost & Schedule

Chicago, IL💼 Full-time💰 $108,000–$108,000🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop construction plans, analyze expenditures, forecast costs, manage contingencies, and create dashboards to improve renewable energy project execution.

Role type

Senior IC project controls cost engineer

Builds

Renewable energy power infrastructure projects (natural gas, solar, wind, storage)

Domain

Energy / Construction

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

Cost forecasting, variance analysis, contract negotiation, invoice validation, risk monitoring, financial controls, process innovation, stakeholder coordination, data synthesis

Preferred skills

Earned Value Management (EVM), Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), Primavera P6/Cloud, ERP systems (EcoSys, Oracle Fusion), Power BI, AACE/PMI certifications

Technologies

Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud, EcoSys, Oracle Fusion, Power BI

Responsibilities

Conduct portfolio cost analysis and deliver monthly performance reports; mentor analysts on project execution; support project managers in lifecycle cost management; provide cost input for planning and procurement strategies; evaluate vendor proposals for contract negotiations; validate invoices and change orders against contracts; develop and analyze cost forecasts including cash flow and contingency; maintain cost control frameworks and integrate with schedule updates; prepare project and portfolio reporting; monitor risks and recommend mitigation; manage financial controls processes; pilot new cost management concepts; drive continuous improvement of cost practices.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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