ProjectCostAnalyst

# **Project Cost Analyst/Sr. Project Cost Analyst – Power Generation (Data Centers)** **Location:** Valparaiso, Indiana, Field Locations (Northwest Indiana) ## **Overview** We are seeking a **Project Cost Analyst** to support **power generation projects for large-scale data centers** in Northwest Indiana. This role will be leveled based on experience and is critical to ensuring accurate cost planning, tracking, and performance across complex capital projects ranging in budget. You will play a key role in **driving cost discipline across the full project lifecycle** , partnering closely with project managers, finance, engineering, and contractors. ## **Key Responsibilities** **Project Cost Management** * Lead cost management activities across the full project lifecycle (estimate → baseline → forecast → closeout) * Develop and maintain **project estimates, budgets, and cost performance baselines** * Track, analyze, and report cost performance, including **earned value metrics and forecasting** * Maintain **Estimate at Completion (EAC)** and recommend corrective and preventative actions **Planning, Estimating & Budgeting** * Build detailed cost estimates, resource plans, and budgets aligned with project scope and schedule * Validate contractor estimates and manage **Basis of Estimate (BOE)** * Integrate cost with **schedule (CPM) and scope** for accurate project forecasting * Apply **risk-based cost estimating** and quantify cost impacts of project risks **Cost Controls & Reporting** * Monitor cost performance, variance analysis, and trend forecasting * Develop and deliver clear, actionable cost reports to project stakeholders * Ensure cost data integrity across systems and reporting tools * Support **accruals, invoice coding, and financial tracking** processes **Project Controls Integration** * Partner across project controls (cost, schedule, scope) to drive project outcomes * Apply WBS structures to support accurate budgeting and performance tracking * Analyze schedu