Full Time
$1,300 - $2,600 USD per month
40
Sep 23, 2026
We are a US project controls firm hiring Cost and Change Specialists for capital projects in industrial, EPC, energy and data center / mission-critical work. You will own the control budget, forecast and earned value reporting, and run the change process that keeps the budget current.
Hands-on earned value management (EVM) is required. If you have not personally reported CPI / SPI on a live project, this role is not a fit.
SCHEDULE
Full time, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM US Central (9:00 PM to 6:00 AM Manila; one hour later from November to March). Long-term role.
PAY
$1,300 to $2,600 USD per month depending on experience. Paid monthly.
- 3+ years: Specialist level
- 7+ years: Senior level
- 12+ years: Lead level
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Set up and maintain the control budget and cost breakdown structure; reconcile to the estimate and contract
- Track commitments, accruals and actuals; produce the monthly cost report and EAC / ETC forecast with variance explanations
- Measure progress and earned value; report CPI / SPI and what is driving the forecast
- Run the trend and change process: log and price potential changes, route for approval, update the budget
- Review contractor pay applications against progress and contract terms; maintain the cash flow forecast
- Maintain the change log, contingency drawdown and management reserve
REQUIRED
- 3+ years in project cost control
- Hands-on EVM: maintaining the performance measurement baseline, measuring earned value against planned value and actual cost, reporting CPI / SPI
- Owned a monthly cost report, EAC and change log on a live project
- Hands-on ERP (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards) or project cost system (Ecosys, Unifier, InEight, Cobra, Prism) within the last 3 years, plus advanced Excel
- At least one industrial, EPC, oil and gas, power or data center project carried through construction
- Strong written English
NICE TO HAVE
- AACE CCP, EVP or CCT, or PMP
- Deltek Cobra or Ecosys
- Able to read and analyze P6 schedules
- Power BI
HOW TO APPLY
Start your application with the word "CPI". Then tell us:
1. A time your EAC moved significantly in one month: what drove it and how you explained it
2. The cost system you used most recently and when
3. Your expected monthly rate in USD
Applications without these answers will not be reviewed.