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Cost Control Lead (00562)

PMA Consultants

Cost Control Lead (00562)

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Michigan City, IN, USA

In-Office

Senior level

Consulting

The Role

As the Cost Control Lead, you will oversee project financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for a data center project, ensuring compliance with financial objectives and optimizing costs.

Summary Generated by Built In

PMA is currently seeking a cost control lead for an exclusive assignment on-site at a client’s facility in Indiana. In this role, you will perform project financial planning, administration, and forecasting duties for a data center project. As a key member of the project management team, you will analyze accruals, invoices, variances, and cost accounting for materials and labor, and develop and implement standard cost processes and practices to ensure design and construction projects are performed within approved budgets.

Organizational Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end cost control, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis to ensure alignment with owner financial objectives.

Oversee vendor contracts and change order management to optimize capital expenditures while maintaining project quality and project schedule.

Review and produce project controls reports that provide clear, concise, in some cases summarized, and easily understood progress by all stakeholders.

Monitor and drive the contractor’s adherence to the project controls specifications. Review, analyze and recommend solutions to any variances from the specifications.

Develop and maintain detailed cost models, benchmarks, and reporting dashboards to provide transparent, data-driven insights to stakeholders and executive leadership.

Collaborate with engineering, construction, and operations teams to identify cost-saving opportunities, mitigate financial risks, and enforce cost discipline across all project phases.

Position Qualifications

Bachelors in engineering, construction management, accounting, finance, or related field required.

10+ years of related experience is required.

Hands-on construction cost accounting experience is required.

Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills required.

Demonstrated capability with applicable software programs required.

Applicable professional certifications are preferred.

Additional Requirements

Physical: Standing or sitting for long periods; must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times and spend extended hours in front of a computer screen.

Cognitive: Problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills; computer and software skills; and ability to read and interpret text online or in printed form.

About PMA

At PMA, employee well-being is a daily priority. We offer a combination of workplace options that include a PMA office location; work-from-home; or a client site. Wherever we work, we openly share knowledge as we believe that collaboration with peers improves our work product and that pursuing subject matter expertise is a lifelong endeavor.

We are committed to a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. We affirm and respect diverse backgrounds and opinions because we believe they yield the best solutions for our clients. We promote emotional intelligence and trust by nurturing these values within our new hires.

We encourage staff to develop rewarding, long-term careers at PMA, and we implement formal leadership development programs that help you attain your goals. At PMA, shared success is a core value. Every employee who contributes is recognized, celebrated, and rewarded. We look for self-driven candidates eager to assume responsibility and join a community of respect founded on collaboration and accountability, not titles. If you aim to transform the project management practice toward continuous improvement of project outcomes, the profession, and yourself, PMA looks forward to warmly welcoming you to our team.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, wellness programs for you and your family, and career development opportunities to advance your professional goals.

As a PMA professional, you will be empowered to make timely and effective decisions and significant daily contributions to complex facets of project delivery. Join a team that has achieved a world-class reputation in the construction industry and has been voted a “Best Place to Work.”

PMA offers competitive wages and comprehensive benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, time off with pay, 401(k) with company match, life, disability, and professional development reimbursement for qualifying employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), disability, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. Qualified female and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.

EOE, including persons with disabilities and veterans.

VEVRAA federal contractor.

Skills Required

Bachelors in engineering, construction management, accounting, finance, or related field
10+ years of related experience
Hands-on construction cost accounting experience
Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
Demonstrated capability with applicable software programs
Applicable professional certifications

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The Company

HQ: Detroit, MI

338 Employees

Year Founded: 1971

What We Do

PMA Consultants is a nationally recognized program, project, and construction management consulting firm founded in 1971. PMA is comprised of over 200 experts in a variety of specialty areas with experience on major projects nationwide. We are recognized pioneers and leaders in the construction industry and experts in dispute avoidance and resolution. With PMA on your team, you gain a trusted technical advisor with more than three decades of experience implementing customized, innovative and successful solutions that are models for the construction industry.