Cost Control Specialist II at EDG Inc – New Orleans, Louisiana

EDG Inc

Industry *Electric Utilities
Position Cost Control Specialist II
Req Code 2858
General Location New Orleans
Primary Responsibilities Requisition Number: 2858
Job Title: Cost Control Specialist II

Date Opened: 3/20/2026

Location: New Orleans

Industry: Utilities

Department:Project Controls

Employment Type:Full-Time Regular

Part-Time Available: No

Eligible for US Work AuthorizationSponsorship:No

FLSA Exemption:Non-Exempt

This position is not a remoteposition and requires candidates to reside within commuting distance todowntown New Orleans.

Job Summary:

TheCost Control Specialist is responsible for supporting project teams byperforming cost control activities for a portfolio of projects. Responsibilities will include validating andreporting project costs, calculation of cost accruals, and processing contractsand invoices.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Workwith all relevant project and discipline personnel to prepare project costexpectations and tracking tools.

• Understandall relevant project documents pertaining to the preparation of cost controlplans and reports.

• Ensuringthe integrity of accounting information and providing analytical services fortransmission and substation projects.

• Monitoring,maintaining, and completing key reports and providing analytical functionstowards capital projects utilizing data and other critical deliverables.

• Collecting,evaluating, and reporting Capital budget, project cost, work order closings andvariance reporting.

• Initiate,monitor, maintain and close out of capital work orders in all legal entities.

• Createand analyze capital budgets, financial forecasts, reporting of actual financialresults and variance explanations.

• Workwith accounting on reconciling invoices.

• Assistsin the preparation of accruals.

• Additionalduties as assigned.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

Required Basic or Minimum Qualifications

• HighSchool Diploma or the equivalent required;

• Two(2) years of experience as a project cost analyst or similar role;

• Workingknowledge of cost control software; and the ability to learn new softwareplatforms quickly

• Proficientin Microsoft Excel;

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor'sdegree;

• Abilityto work with minimal supervision;

• Abilityto learn new software platforms quickly;

• Abilityto pay close attention to detail;

• Abilityto interact effectively with staff at all levels;

• Availabilityand the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously;

• Availabilityand ability to travel to client sites on occasion;

• Availabilityand ability to work overtime as needed based on project.

AdditionalApplication Requirement

Tobe considered, candidates residing outside of commuting distance to the officeare required to provide a cover letter regarding their intentions to relocateto the local area and that the candidate understands that there will be norelocation assistance provided. Candidate outside of commuting distance to theoffice who do not provide a cover letter will not be screened for the position.In addition, the candidate's location must be easily identifiable either onsubmittal documents or in the candidate's registration in our ATS.

Working Conditions:

• Interactionwith other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel

• Maybe required to travel out of town on a periodic basis to obtain project fielddata or attend project meetings

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

• Mustbe able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department forpersonal protection

• Maybe at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climatechanges

Physical Requirements (With or without Reasonable Accommodation):

• Mustbe able to lift and carry five (5) pounds

• Sufficientclarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities which permitsemployee to communicate effectively

• Abilityto sit for prolonged periods of time

• Sufficientvision or other powers of observation which permits employee to conductanalysis and investigations

• Sufficientmanual dexterity which permit the employee to perform routine office duties

• Sufficientpersonal mobility and physical reflexes to perform office duties and travelwhen necessary to off-site locations

This job description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the positiongiven this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities ofany particular position shall be. It isnot intendedtolimit or in any way modify theright of management to assign, direct and controlthework of employees under supervision. The listing ofduties and responsibilities shallnot be heldtoexclude other duties not mentioned thatare of similar kind or level of difficulty.

Other
DrugFree Workplace:

EDG Inc. and its subsidiaries are committed to a drug freeworkplace. Applicants are subject to drugscreen by urinalysis.

Post-hire, employees are subject to random, periodic,post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug testing which may include bothhair and urine drug screens. In addition to the requirements of EDG's drug freeworkplace program, employees may be required to sign, acknowledge and complywith drug free workplace policies or programs required by clients.

Weare an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status,or any other characteristic protected by law.