K&A Engineering Consulting, P.C.
Cost Analyst
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K&A Engineering Consulting P.C. (K&A) - is a people-first organization. We value knowledge and learning. We believe in the power of connection, and collaboration, and we seek to build relationships that mean something. We employ some of the best and brightest in our industry and we work hard to maintain a culture that our people can be proud of. Our company has earned its reputation through challenging work, uncompromising precision and continuous learning and adapting.

K&A Engineering is a privately held, providing comprehensive consulting, engineering and design, program/project management, construction management, and support services to power utility and industrial clients. K&A's experience includes all aspects of generation, transmission, substations, distribution, energy efficiency, and distributed energy resource (DER) projects, from planning and environmental and regulatory analyses through engineering and design, construction, program management, project controls, and commissioning. The utility industry is a vast market, and K&A quickly established our name and reputation as a top-tier service provider. We were recently ranked #126 on the Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies and the top engineering firm with a three-year growth rate of 3,166%.

Job Overview:

Due to Company growth, we are actively seeking an experienced Cost Analyst to join our team in Waltham, MA. 

This candidate would be joining our Project Controls team and would be responsible for initiating and completing routine aspects of project control assignments with general oversight. This position will perform cost analysis, forecasting, change control, and reporting for a portfolio of projects budgeted to spend tens of millions during the fiscal year. Must be able to compare monthly actuals to the project baseline, identify variances, while simultaneously monitoring the projects’ baseline plans and the fiscal budget, as well as generate Periodic Project Controls Analytics.

Responsibilities & Duties:

Knowledge and understanding of budgets, direct and indirect labor charges, accruals, overheads, amortization, allocations Strong problem solving skills and technical skills with the proven ability to integrate large amounts of data from multiple databases or systemsExperience working in a PMO environment or on a project controls team is not required but is a plusExposure to energy-related projects not required a plusAssigned to multiple “Green ” projects per the Project Management Center of Excellence Project Profile MatrixCost analysis, cost budgeting and forecasting 


Qualifications & Skills:

Associates or Bachelors degree in business, finance, project management, engineering, technical, or related field 2-5 years of project controls experienceWorking knowledge of project controls principlesWorking knowledge to Proficiency with project management and project controls concepts Knowledge of computer applications such as scheduling software, financial tools, spreadsheets


The salary range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licenses and certifications; and other related skillsets. The disclosed range is an estimate and has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.
Waltham, MA