Cost Analyst

Cost Analyst

Hill International is seeking a Cost Analyst in San Jose, California.

Responsibilities

• Prepares cost reports, schedule, and other reports to support and drive capital project delivery.
• Effectively utilize WBS structures to organize scope-based activities and their associated budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasted costs.
• Understand budget appropriation/contract authority vs. secured/committed funds.
• Work closely with project managers and other stakeholders to understand scope, prepare capital project requests, monitor progress and update reports.
• Reviews consultant and contractor progress payments to ensure consistency with organization and/or project management policies and procedures.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for cost control, reporting and scheduling.
• Maintain various project controls/reporting tools like staffing plans and related databases, financial reports and project schedules.
• Work as liaison between project delivery and various other divisions and departments within the organization.
• Understand project status, next steps, challenges and prepare various reports including grant reports.
• Understand and communicate project fund sources and their eligibilities.
• Ability to understand project details and relate them to higher level programs and agency requirements, goals, and objectives.
• Work as a Change Control Board coordinator and manage Construction Change Order review and routing.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university, preferably with major work in engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related field.
• 2 to 5 years of experience in cost engineering as applied to engineering and construction projects.
• Position is full-time onsite in San Jose, CA

The salary range for this position is $90,000-$104,000. The offered salary will be based on the applicants qualifications, education, experience and work location.

Depending upon your employment status, Hill's comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.

Hill International, with more than 4,400+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group at

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 16341
• Job Category Projects Management
• Posting Date 08/31/2026, 08:18 PM
• Locations San Jose, CA, United States
• San Jose, CA, United States