Project Controls Specialist I / Cost Analyst (Closed)

PROJECT CONTROLS SPECIALIST I (COST ANALYST)

Client / Project:                Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) – LA City College
Salary Range:                     $74.2K to $87.4K annual base salary, depending upon experience
Number of positions:      One (1)

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

With Training and supervision from the Program Management Cost Analyst the successful candidate will:

• Monitor the overall integrity of the project budget and forecast in accordance with approved standard operating procedures
• Participate in monthly EAC meetings to validate and review current EAC’s, including providing justification of variances
• Participate in change management meetings to identify trends and risk exposure
• Develop and maintain change management logs per standardized processes and procedures
• Participate in Risk Assessment workshops, providing input as needed to potential impacts
• Conduct cost variance analysis of reported data to identify trends and mitigate potential budget impacts
• Review and analysis of budget and expenditures against projects based upon various funding sources
• Collaborate with schedulers to review cost and schedule performance to determine cost overruns/ underruns, cash-flow, issues with project durations, or variances in spend analyzing plan versus expenditures over period of time
• Review and analysis of monthly cost reports and monthly progress reports
• Review staffing plans, identify any excessive peaks or potential cost impacts and make recommendations for peak leveling
• Provide cost coding and budget verification for contract change orders and amendments for impact on budget/timetable
• Review task order requests, change orders and amendments to ensure budget availability, accurate cost coding and reporting
• Allocate, monitor and manage ETCs for each project.
• Create budget transfers, produces financial closeouts
• Work with the Project Managers on project budget issues (verifying budgets for additional Task Orders needed for IOR, LOR, additional services, etc.)
• Coordinate with Project Managers to establish and maintain data coding structures, project controls tools, and quality data for budgets, contracts, change orders, trends and actual costs
• Verification of charge codes for purchase requisitions and change orders to ensure proper cost accounting
• Perform necessary data entry for budget and forecast impacts
• Other job-related duties or projects as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1 – 3 years of experience as a cost analyst
• BS/BA Degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Business or related degree. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
• Knowledge of theories, principles and practices of cost management
• Ability to present data to management in an organized manner
• Exceptional communication skills required
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements and situations
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to perform in a business environment, maintaining professionalism in all communications and demeanor

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

 Experience utilizing Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel Skills, and any educational facility experience.

RESUME SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Deadline to submit resume:
Tuesday February 7, 2023 @ 12:00pm (late submissions cannot be accepted)
Please email cover letter, resume, and salary requirements: hr@paragon‐em.com
Subject line: LACCD Project Controls Specialist I

Approximate Processing Time:
Short list post: Week of February 6, 2023
Interviews: Week of February 13, 2023
Number of positions: 1
Anticipated Start: February/March 2023
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Recruitment No.: SAC-379