Cost Control Specialist III at EDG Inc – Birmingham, Iowa

EDG Inc

Industry *Electric Utilities
Position Cost Control Specialist III
Req Code 2781
General Location Birmingham
Primary Responsibilities Requisition Number: 2781
Job Title: Cost Control Specialist III

Date Opened: 1/8/2026

Location: Birmingham

Industry: Utilities

Department: Project Controls

Employment Type:Full-Time Regular

Part-Time Available:No

Eligible forUS Work Authorization Sponsorship: No

FLSA Exemption: Exempt(Eligible for Straight-Time Overtime)

Job Summary:

The Cost Control Specialist is responsible forsupporting project teams by performing cost control activities for a portfolioof large projects. Responsibilities willinclude validating and reporting project costs, incorporating trends orapproved changes, and providing financial forecasts for assigned projects.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with all relevant project and disciplinepersonnel to prepare project cost expectations and tracking tools;

• Understand all relevant project documents pertainingto the preparation of cost control plans and reports;

• Ensuring the integrity of accounting information andproviding analytical services for utility projects;

• Monitoring, maintaining, and completing key reportsand providing analytical functions towards capital projects utilizing data andother critical deliverables;

• Collecting, evaluating, and reporting Capital budget,project cost, work order closings and variance reporting;

• Initiate, monitor, maintain and close out of capitalwork orders;

• Create and analyze capital budgets, financialforecasts, reporting of actual financial results and variance explanations;

• Work with accounting on reconciling invoices;

• Assists in the preparation of accruals;

• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Requires a High-School Diploma or Equivalent; Bachelor's degreepreferred

• Five (5) years with less than ten (10) years of experience as aproject cost analyst or similar role

• Requires a working knowledge of cost control software and theability to learn new software platforms quickly

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

• Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Office software (Word,Powerpoint, etc.)

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

• Have attention to detail

• Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels

• Availability and the ability to work on multiple projectssimultaneously

• Availability and ability to travel to client sites on occasion

• Availability and ability to work overtime as needed based onproject

Working Conditions:

• Interaction with other team members, as well assupervisors and client personnel

• May be required to travel out of town on a periodicbasis to obtain project field data or attend project meetings

• Field duties may require outdoor work in a plant,facility or terminal environment

• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required bythe safety department for personal protection

• May be at more than one job site in a day and must beable to tolerate climate changes

Physical Requirements(With or withoutReasonable Accommodation):

• Must be able to lift and carry five (5) pounds

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communicationcapabilities which permits employee to communicate effectively

• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time

• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation which permitsemployee to conduct analysis and investigations

• Sufficient manual dexterity which permit the employee to performroutine office duties

• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes to performoffice duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations

This job description isintendedto indicate the kinds oftasks and levels of workdifficultyrequiredof the position given this title and shallnot beconstrued as declaring what the specificduties and responsibilities ofany particular position shall be. It is notintended tolimit or in any way modify therightof managementto assign, direct and controlthe work of employees undersupervision. Thelisting of duties and responsibilitiesshall not be held toexclude otherdutiesnot mentioned that are ofsimilar kind or level of difficulty.

Other Drug Free Workplace:

EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug freeworkplace. Applicants are subject topre-employment urine drug screens.

Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic,post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing. In addition to therequirements of EDG's drug free workplace program, employees may be required tosign, acknowledge and comply with drug free workplace policies or programsrequired by clients.

We are an equal opportunity employer and allqualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regardto race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, disabilitystatus, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.