Cost Analyst

Position: Contract Budget Analyst

Location: Carrollton TX (75006) – Onsite

Salary: $70-85k

Duration: 6-month contract to hire

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in analytics, economics, finance, or related field (+)
• Proficient in Excel and comfortable using daily. (pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s, etc.)
• Strong communication skills, composing formal memorandum, and monthly reports.
• Experience with contract budgeting, budget/spend analysis, etc.
• Strong organizational skills, including scheduling tasks and activities to meet established timelines.

Pluses:

• Experience working in PowerBI or Tableau
• Experience working for previous construction or engineering companies.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the contract change process from change identification (DTI, RFI, etc.) through SA (Supplemental Agreement) handoff to Procurement.
• Draft responses to Request-for-Information (RFI), Duty-to-Inform (DTI) and other contractor correspondence.
• Monitor and report on Engineering of Record (EOR) reviews and deliverables. Monitor designer compliance to contract terms.
• Prepares all necessary change documentation, i.e. Change Requests, Finding of Fact, Executive Summaries, draft Supplemental Agreements, Financial Impact Statements, Record of Negotiations, etc.
• Prepare cost tracking spreadsheets (Phase 1 & Phase 2) from the pay app and identifying all of the H&B projects changed, maintain running total and issue monthly reports for client and NCTCOG.
• Prepare monthly Grant tracking spreadsheet (5 grants to be monitored) and associated monthly reporting for client.
• Assist with Bid Documentation preparation.
• Prepare weekly reports for Change Manager with updates on all assigned Changes, including target negotiation dates and Board dates.
• Preparing pre-negotiation excel spreadsheets and perform analysis as required to support negotiations.
• Attend Bi-weekly construction meetings, monitor Phase 1 construction and prepare Schedule updates.
• Prepare negotiation and other meeting minutes.
• Prepare written memorandum to file justifying action taken on changes as required.
• Prepare spreadsheets to report on value of pending changes, value of changes to-date, and contract drawdown.
• Responsible for maintaining files in SharePoint and uploading completed final versions to client network.
• Support PM in preparing responses to NCTCOG inquiries.
• Participate in audits and corrective action as required.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.