Cost Control Manager

Company Profile:

Repsol is a globally integrated multi-energy company headquartered in Madrid, Spain. With a team of 25,000 employees across more than 20 countries, we proudly serve 24 million customers worldwide. Our diversified renewable energy portfolio totals over 6,000 MW of installed capacity, with a strong presence in Spain, the United States, and Chile.

As part of our commitment to a more sustainable future, low-emissions generation is at the core of our strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Repsol Renewables North America (RRSNA) plays a key role in this vision, with aims to increase generation capacity to between 3,000 MW and 4,000 MW by 2027.

We are driven by innovation, collaboration, and purpose. Repsol offers a comprehensive Employee Value Proposition (EVP), including a holistic Total Rewards program that supports the wellbeing, growth, and contributions of our people. Join us in shaping the future of energy.

Job Summary:

As a Cost Control Manager, you will be responsible for building out a cost control function. This includes designing and implementing processes, deploying cost control software, integrating with SAP and accounting, training teams, and establishing a scalable governance model across the renewable energy project portfolio.

This is a hands-on role, not a maintenance role. You will architect systems, shape culture, and ensure financial transparency and predictability across all projects.

The position is based in Downtown Houston with a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.  

Key Responsibilities:

 Build the Cost Control Function & Governance:

• Design and deploy standardized cost control processes across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.

• Define cost breakdown structures (CBS) aligned with WBS, contracts, procurement, and SAP.

• Establish governance routines: budget approval, forecasting cycles, EAC reviews, variance analyses, accrual processes, and change control workflows.

• Create cost management playbooks, templates, SOPs, and training materials.

Implement Cost Control Systems & Tools:

• Lead evaluation, selection, and deployment of an enterprise cost control solution (EcoSys, Primavera Cost, SAP PS, or equivalent).

• Integrate cost systems with SAP, procurement, contract management, and accounting.

• Build automated reporting dashboards and portfolio-level cost analytics.

Interface with Accounting, Finance & SAP:

• Define and own the integration between project cost data and SAP financials.

• Align WBS, cost centers, GL accounts, commitments, and accrual processes.

• Ensure consistent, reconciled data between project controls and corporate finance.

• Establish month-end closing routines and cost accounting alignment.

Training & Capability Development:  

• Train project managers, construction managers, engineers, and new cost controllers on cost management concepts, tools, and standards.

• Build a repeatable onboarding and certification track for new hires.

• Raise the competency level across the organization with ongoing coaching.

Portfolio Cost Analytics & Reporting:

• Build enterprise cost dashboards with forecasting, burn rate, cashflow, trend analysis, and productivity metrics.

• Provide meaningful insights—not just reports—to senior leadership.

• Identify systemic risks, cost drivers, and opportunities for improvement across the portfolio.

Support Project Execution:  

• Lead cost components of budget development during early estimating and pre‑construction.

• Analyze cost impacts of schedule shifts, change orders, variations, and field conditions.

• Monitor commitments, accruals, invoices, and actuals with commercial and finance teams.

• Ensure projects maintain accurate EAC forecasts and contingency drawdown.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years in project cost control, cost engineering, or project controls.

• Proven experience building cost control systems, processes, and teams.

• Advanced expertise with SAP (WBS, cost centers, commitments, GL, accruals).

• Experience with large EPC, construction, infrastructure, or energy projects.

• Strong financial analytics, forecasting, and variance analysis capabilities.

• Prior experience implementing cost control software (EcoSys, Oracle, Primavera, SAP PS).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business Degree or Accounting.

• Experience in renewable energy or large-scale infrastructure projects.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.

Repsol is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran