Senior Cost Analyst

Sargent & Lundy

Senior Cost Analyst applying technical skills for project cost performance monitoring and reporting on capital infrastructure projects. Collaborating with project management and stakeholders to develop budgets and forecasts.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $84,762 - $129,498 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Apply technical skills to meet project team and client needs for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting project cost performance
Interface directly with project management, client management, and site personnel for budget development and cost metrics
Implement project controls tools and methodology
Support month end closing and phase gate processes, coordination, production, management, reporting and analysis of cost information
Support the establishment of project original and approved budgets
Work with project stakeholders to establish cost baselines
Develop project forecasts and review project forecasts with Project Managers
Monitor and analyze actual project costs, calculate variances and document variance explanations
Assemble supporting documentation to meet project team and client needs
Analyze data and build reports to support monitoring and decision making

Requirements

What you’ll need

Familiarity with the practical application of project controls
5 or more years of project experience
Post-secondary graduate
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Eager to learn new skills and develop knowledge
Committed to delivering high quality, accurate deliverables with attention to detail
Working knowledge in MS Office tools, with emphasis on the advanced use of MS Excel and/or PowerBI
Working knowledge in SAP

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health & Wellness
Financial Benefits
Work-Life Balance
Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
Life & Accident Insurance
Disability Coverage
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Back-Up Daycare
FSA & HSA
401(k)
Pre-Tax Commuter Account
Merit Scholarship Program
Employee Discount Program
Corporate Charitable Giving Program
Tuition Assistance
First Professional Licensure Bonus
Employee Referral Bonus
Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Bereavement Leave
Flexible Work Arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

project controlscost performance analysisbudget developmentcost metricscost baselinesproject forecastingvariance analysisdata analysisreport building

Soft Skills

communication skillsattention to detaileagerness to learncommitment to quality