Cost Analyst

One of our major oil and gas clients is seeking a Cost Analyst to work on a 12 - month assignment in their facilities in Longmont, CO.

Responsibilities:

• Create, maintain, and distribute routine bi-weekly and monthly reports associated with all assigned construction project expenses.
• Prepare detailed ad-hoc reports.
• Will assist in cost analysis application database maintenance.
• Ability to facilitate new initiatives related to our cost control and analysis efforts.
• Creation of Project and Program cost reports, capturing the portfolio for supported Project Managers.
• Resource for troubleshooting cost issues.
• Will review monthly exceptions and errors in the SAP->Prism->EPM integration process.

• Create and manage budgets and monitor spending.
• Define, create, and maintain project work breakdown and cost breakdown structures, working closely with engineering team.
• Track and report up-to-date construction project costs, EACs, and variances.
• Track incurred and forecasted cost vs authorized funding and identify needed supplements, as necessary.
• Prepare reports to lead monthly accrual and reforecast meetings to update WES management teams and coordinate with accounting teams.
• Support the preparation of monthly accruals and forecasts for all managed projects.
• Create and maintain scope change log and ensure scope change process adherence.
• Participate in contractor selection process by providing feedback on contractor’s previous performance.
• Commit and take action to make sure every employee and contractor goes home safe every day.
• Exhibit WES’s core values of Servant Leadership, Empowerment, Customer Focus, Belief in Each Other, Integrity, and Positive Work Environment.

Requirements:

•  Five (5) or more years of relevant work experience with upstream or midstream capital projects; other industrial construction acceptable.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Proficient with project management software applications, ideally Ares Prism and SAP, Primavera P6 a plus.
• Advanced skills with MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
• Extreme attention to details and data integrity.
• Able to work independently and take initiative to complete tasks and provide analysis.
• Desire to drive the development, implementation, and maintenance of effective cost controls.
• A fundamental knowledge of production, compression, pumping, treating, processing, and produced water disposal facilities and pipeline infrastructure is preferred.
• Understanding of industry safety principles and their application at a construction location.
• Ability to prepare work breakdown and cost breakdown structures based on project scope, in conjunction with the Project Manager.
• Competency in earned value management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment requiring strong work ethics.
• Ability to communicate analysis findings and required recovery plan activities to management through concise written reports and clear verbal/visual presentations.