McKissack & McKissack is a national architectural, engineering, and construction services firm that has earned a strong reputation for consistently delivering results on high-profile government and commercial projects. Our organization is guided by a passion for excellence, and we are committed to innovation, collaboration, and delivering superior results that meet and exceed the needs of our clients. We offer a well-balanced corporate culture that embraces diversity, nurtures professional growth, and rewards hard work. McKissack & McKissack seeks individuals to join our growing organization who have excellent academic and/or work experience, integrity, and client-focused attitudes.

Your Role

We currently have an immediate opening for a Cost Budget Analyst to join our expanding team. As a Cost Budget Analyst, you will be responsible for the management and performance of cost, scheduling, risk and change management. You will implement a Cost Budgeting System on large, complex projects and programs and assist in establishing operational policies and procedures.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Develop organizational budgets with project managers
• Review proposals for completeness, accuracy and compliance
• Consolidating project budgets for review
• Track project funding requirements 
• Vet funding requests
• Monitoring project costs to-date to ensure project remains on-budget
• Prepare reports and estimating future budget/funding needs
• Defending budget recommendations with data and evidence-based analyses 
• Assist the Project team with board financial reporting and presentations
• FTA/FRA budget reporting
• Coding structures (WBS, SCC, DART, etc.)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Construction Management, or related field
• At least 10 years of experience in project controls in the construction industry.
• Prior scheduling experience (P6 is a big plus) as well as other CPM Scheduling Software
• Project and Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification preferred and/or Certified Scheduling Technician (CST) certification preferred. Comparable experience of candidates that satisfy the qualifications for these certifications is acceptable.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Strong communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Proficient in contract negotiation for change management
• Strong management and leadership capabilities