Senior Cost Analyst

Key Responsibilities: Monitor and control total project spending, ensuring invoices, supplier claims, and subcontractor charges are verified and recorded accurately. Perform detailed cost status reviews, including analysis of committed costs, purchase orders, change orders, and overall budget variances. Develop and maintain cost forecasts, cash flows, progress curves, and updated spend projections for assigned projects and programs. Prepare and deliver comprehensive cost reports highlighting open commitments, contingencies, and line-item variances. Lead and facilitate planning and forecasting sessions and serve as a point of contact for project cost inquiries. Support project close-out activities, including documentation and administrative closeout procedures.

Qualifications: 10+ years of hands-on Cost Analyst or closely related project cost-control experience. Direct experience performing cost analysis for pipeline or midstream capital projects Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred, or equivalent experience in project control or financial analysis. Demonstrated understanding of cost forecasting, budget management, and project finance concepts. Strong analytical and quantitative skills with proficiency in MS Office applications (especially Excel). Excellent communication and organizational abilities, with capacity to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.