Pioneer Management Consulting · 7 hours ago
Cost Controls Engineer
Minneapolis, MN
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$70/hr - $100/hrPioneer Management Consulting is a company focused on delivering world-class consulting services. They are seeking a Cost Controls Engineer to lead cost and schedule governance for a high-voltage transmission project, ensuring alignment to the program baseline and providing executive visibility into progress and risks.
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Responsibilities
Governance: Lead unified cost and schedule governance across utility organizations, ensuring consistent application of the program baseline and governance processes
Integrated Master Schedule: Maintain, update, and validate the IMS; link all scope, phasing, and milestone elements to the consolidated schedule
Cost baseline: Maintain and update the consolidated cost baseline; link cost accounts to schedule work packages and phasing
Budgeting & forecasting: Oversee budgeting, monthly forecasting, and variance analysis at both project and program levels
Executive reporting: Produce concise monthly executive reports summarizing progress, key risks, change impacts, and performance trends; present to executive sponsors as required
Cross‑functional coordination: Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, project controls, and finance to synchronize cost, schedule, and risk data and assumptions
Change control: Drive change control and impact assessment processes; document and maintain traceability of changes and their cost/schedule consequences across program phases
Templates & setup: Create and deliver a cost control template and related guidance; work within an existing scheduling template and adapt linkages to cost and risk
Risk integration: Ensure schedule and cost risk inputs (contingency, probabilistic analyses) are applied consistently and reflected in forecasts
Quality assurance: Review and validate contractor/vendor schedule and cost submissions for compliance with program baseline and governance standards
Qualification
Required
Deep hands‑on experience with IMS maintenance and baseline control
Strong cost control and forecasting expertise
Ability to link WBS/CBS to schedule logic
Proven proficiency with industry scheduling and cost tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Asta, MS Project, Oracle/ERP cost modules, Deltek Cobra or equivalent)
Proficiency in Excel for modeling and reporting
Experience leading formal change-control processes and performing impact assessments
Familiarity with probabilistic schedule/cost risk analysis
Strong communicator with experience presenting to C‑suite/executive sponsors
Experience aligning cross‑functional teams
Must be available to work onsite in Minneapolis for periodic program meetings and stakeholder sessions
Comfortable coordinating across remote teams
Company
Pioneer Management Consulting
Pioneer Management Consulting provides data analytics, organizational change, and strategy services to help clients achieve business goals.
Founded in 2009
51-200 employees
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