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Cost Controls Advisor (Grid Scale Renewables)

ENGIE North America Inc.
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 3/5/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/5/2025

What You Can Expect

As the Cost Controls Advisor, you will work in the Business Operations Department within the Grid Scale Renewables organization. You will collaborate across departments to provide control functions for assigned projects throughout their entire life cycle. In this role, you will oversee training, processes, procedures, team utilization, and quality analysis of all budgeting and cost control functions. Cost functions include maintaining budgets and controlling expenditures through the preparation of budgets, cash and accrual forecasting, variance reporting, performance matrices, and cost categorization per pre-identified Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).

Every day in this role you will :

  • Coordinate and support limited notice to proceed (LNTP) contracts, including detailed schedule of values (SOV) and planned value (PV) distribution activities per WBS, working across departments and with external stakeholders
  • Support project budget analysis for development, delivery, and operational project managers and executive leaders through pipeline review meetings
  • Prepare and publish monthly key performance indicators (KPIs) detailing month-over-month variances in estimate at complete (EAC), total investment cost (TIC), and actual vs. investment note baseline costs
  • Provide project portfolio summaries of monthly cash flow and accrual forecasts, as well as earned value management (EVM) calculations
  • Advocate for cost control best practices across departments, support Cost Analysts in special tasks, proactively investigate issues, and implement creative solutions to support the team, ensuring quality control on weekly / monthly reports supplied by fellow Cost Control Analysts

What You'll Bring

Bachelor of Science in Business, Project or Construction Management, or related field of study

  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in project cost controls
  • Project management or renewable energy development experience, with a desire to advance renewable energy solutions across North America
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts and business impacts to diverse audiences, including executives and internal / external stakeholders
  • Ability to manage and foster a team-oriented environment, acting as a mentor and trainer in project cost principles and methodologies, while working proactively and independently on strategic objectives with minimal oversight
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel for creating customized cost estimating and analysis tools, and experience with Power BI for maintaining KPI cost dashboards
  • Direct experience with ERP systems (such as SAP, COUPA) for procurement, payment, and accounting, and knowledge of scheduling software for EVM analysis (e.g., Microsoft Project, Primavera P6)
  • Additional Details

  • This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy
  • Must be available to travel domestically up to 25% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips
  • Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies
  • Compensation

    Salary Range : $99,000 - $151,800 USD annually

    This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

    Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

    ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

    In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

    Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location.

    At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match. But that's not all - we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you. Learn more.

    Why ENGIE?

    ENGIE North America isn't just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we're leading it! Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.

    At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community. ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.

    We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

    If you need assistance with this application or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at ENGIENA-ENGIEHR@ENGIE.com. This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry regarding positions or application status.

    We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at any time.

    The safety of our employees is our number one priority. All employees at ENGIE have both a duty and the authority to STOP WORK if unsafe acts are observed.

    Salary : $99,000 - $151,800

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