ASHITA MACHANI
Downingtown,PA
Summary
Strategic thinker, creative problem solver, collaborative leader, and construction professional with over 10 years’ experience in project controls and financial analysis for commercial, Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC), with projects ranging from $1 million to $10 million for Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical, Construction, and Utility Industry. Excellent organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills, fluent in 2 languages (English and Hindi).
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Control Specialist
PPL - Allentown Utilities
Allentown, PA
10.2025 - Current
- Monitor and update project schedules, costs, and forecasts to ensure accurate project execution
- Monitor and update project schedules in alignment with the project's objectives
- Collaborate with project managers and other stakeholders to create project baselines, milestones, and critical paths
- Regularly monitor project issues and schedules to identify potential risks and delays
- Implement and manage processes and procedures to ensure budgetary timeline and constraints
- Manage and provide accurate and timely reporting on project progress, cost performance, and resource utilization to project stakeholders
- Monitor and provide resolution of scheduling and cost-related issues
- Provide day-to-day project schedules in Primavera P6
- Conduct schedule variance analysis between the current schedule and the baseline date
- Support PM in preparing the schedule through the milestone-based governance life cycle
- Monitor and manage to ensure project cost on a day-to-day basis in CMX forecasts for engineering, construction, and procurement activities
- Process invoices and change orders
- Ensure the project costs for contracted resources are in accordance with the PO terms
- Prepare governance requests when the total project forecast or annual project forecast has a variance to the approved budget by asking or giving back funds—(DAM)
Senior Cost Control Specialist
Kellogg Brown Root - KBR (IC)
Newark, DE
10.2018 - 04.2025
- Develop and manage multiple Project cost baselines and monthly cost analysis updates; perform earned value analysis and forecasting and ensure cost and schedule data are consistent with contract requirements.
- Monthly Financial close for Progress report (PSR) Report for Internal/External Clients; development of budgets; and analysis of current year spend to determine forecast per project with engineers.
- Analyze individual project data set content financials to identify significant Cost Variance, and update Actuals and Forecast for each project monthly for Capital.
- Develop and maintain monthly spending, Cost reports, staffing plan, Cost variance analysis, accrual, forecast summary reports, CPI, and SPI reporting.
- Interface with Project Manager and Engineers to ensure the planning, staffing, scheduling, budget management, forecasted hours, Cost, and revenue are within the current projected plan.
- Implement and develop effective cost-control procedures to track project expenses, analyze cost variances, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Monitor monthly spending, Cost reports, staffing plan, cost variance analysis, and accrual and forecast summary reports.
Education
BBA -
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
01.2009
Skills
- Project Planning
- Data Mining and Analysis
- Estimating, Forecasting, and Scheduling
- Cost and Schedule Variance Analysis
- Project Risk Management
- Critical Path Analysis
- Project Time Management
- Project Cost Estimating and Procurement
- SAP
- Primavera P6
- Power BI
- Oracle
- CMX Contract Experience (Contract Management)
- Advance skills in MS-Word
- Advance skills in MS-Excel
- Proficient in MS-Office
Awards
Kellogg Brown Root “Shout Out” certificate in recognition, May 2022, in recognition of outstanding performance and appreciation for thinking outside the box, embracing innovation, and going above and beyond., On behalf of the Integrated Solution Leadership Team- Recognition for hard work and for a job exceptionally well done
Timeline
Project Control Specialist
PPL - Allentown Utilities
10.2025 - Current
Senior Cost Control Specialist
Kellogg Brown Root - KBR (IC)
10.2018 - 04.2025
BBA -
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)