# Project Cost Analyst

**Company**: Leidos Engineering
**Location**: Columbus, OH
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $52,000.00 - $94,000.00
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Leidos Engineering is seeking an experienced Project Cost Analyst to join our Power Delivery Solutions division in Columbus, OH. The successful candidate will work with project managers and engineering leads to provide comprehensive Project Management Services that support Leidos' electric utility clients.

The Project Cost Analyst will be part of an established Project Management Office (PMO), ensuring the successful delivery of projects while adhering to Leidos' Mission, Vision, and Values. This role involves working with forecasts, cost controls, process documentation, risk identification, and variance analysis.

Responsibilities:

- Developing, monitoring, and maintaining engineering and construction project budgets for various sized transmission & distribution projects

- Working with Project Management teams using earned value management techniques to ensure that forecasts and costs are aligned

- Sharing team utilization metrics and addressing any utilization concerns with AEP's Center of Excellence (COE)

- Partnering closely with Engineering Leads and Managers to track and execute client deliverables

- Developing and producing weekly/monthly project control reports for client and internal management review

- Interfacing directly with the client and internal management to report progress, schedule, and risks across a portfolio of electrical distribution projects

- Assisting the project manager with the creation and maintenance of comprehensive project dashboard reports and KPI tracking

Background Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a closely related field

- Three (3) + years of relevant project controls/cost analysis experience

- Recent and in-depth expertise in electric power infrastructure projects within transmission, substation, and/or distribution design is preferred

- Demonstrated work history of planning, organizing, directing, and tracking technical efforts on assigned tasks

- Strong writing and verbal communication skills required

- Previous experience working with AEP is preferred

Benefits:

- Collaborative and flexible work hours/work arrangements

- Career development and growth opportunities, including:

- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

- Leadership training & Management opportunities

- Formal Mentorship programs

- Professional Development & Continuing Education Resources

- Technical Upskilling programs

Salary Range: $52,000.00 - $94,000.00

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## Skills

### Required
- Project Management
- Cost Analysis
- Earned Value Management
- Risk Identification
- Variance Analysis
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Reporting
- Communication

### Nice to have
- PMP certification
- Leadership training
- Mentorship programs
- Professional Development
- Technical Upskilling
- Experience working with AEP

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