Project Controls Cost Specialist

Keville Enterprises Inc., an established Construction Management Consulting & Inspection firm, is seeking a full-time Project Controls Cost Specialist to join our team in Jacksonville, FL. If you are a qualified candidate and have a passion for delivering high-quality results, we encourage you to apply!

Keville has been serving the Construction Management Industry since 1991. A WBE/DBE Certified Construction management and inspection firm, Keville specializes in providing a full spectrum of construction management and support services as an owner's representative on public and private projects.

Benefits: Keville's benefits include a 401k Profit Sharing Plan, Medical, Dental, Vision, Wellness incentives, Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance, Health/Dependent Care FSA, paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday time off, Parental leave, Employee Assistance Plan, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and an Employee Referral Bonus Program. We support ample industry related training and a broad range of career opportunities.

Summary: Under general supervision, forecasts project cash flows, prepares budgets and maintains documentation for utility capital projects to ensure funding is allocated and tracked properly. Work requires working knowledge of the methods, best practices, procedures, processes and techniques of project cost development, analysis, tracking and forecasting. Regular contact with project stakeholders, management and various department representatives at all organizational levels is required to obtain, clarify or provide facts and information.

Responsibilities:

• Processing, tracking and reporting on capital work orders, project costs and capital budget items.
• Performance of cost development, project budgeting and cash flow forecasting for financial management and reporting.
• Provide cost information for planning and control purposes.
• Analyzes, plans and coordinates schedules with cost data and man-hour estimates for projects.
• Forecasts potential project budget overruns/underruns for efficient utilization of available funds, supplemental funding, and allocation of funds to new projects.
• Develops and maintains spreadsheets, databases and other computerized related to project costs.
• Supports, interprets and assist in applying cost and project budget programs.
• Assist in performance of reimbursable billing from partner agencies.
• Preparation of asset cost data at project closeout.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of:
  • The principles, standards, best practices and techniques of cost development, project budgeting, and cash flow forecasting used in the utility industry.
  • Utility construction activities to ensure proper coding.
  • Activity-based cost accounting methods.
• Skills in:
  • Forecasting, tracking and reporting project costs for budget control purposes.
  • Collecting, analyzing and reporting historical data to be used in planning new projects.
  • Analyzing costs and budget variances.
  • Managing multiple work tasks.
  • Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to:
  • Read, comprehend and apply technical information.
  • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers at all levels of the organization.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Finance, Accounting, Construction Technology, Business Administration or a related field and four (4) years of project financial cost experience; or
• Eight (8) year combination of education, training and experience, which must include at least four (4) years of project financial cost experience.

Other: Employees assigned to driving duties ("drivers") must have a current, valid US State driver's license and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with Keville's driving policy. OSHA 10 certification is a condition of employment.

Daily on-site presence is required, with occasional evening or weekend work during critical project phases or to meet project deadlines.

Keville Enterprises, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer-Veteran/Disability