Lead Project Cost Controller

Job description

Job Description Summary

• For a new HVDC project , we are looking for a Project Controller who will be supporting the Lead Project Controls to execute the project as per the elaborated strategy and maintain project on time and within the budget.
• Candidate will be the part of HVDC Project Controls team catering to global HVDC projects requirements
• Project Controller will be responsible to deliver the Costing of HVDC Scope of work

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

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Ensure the project cost are managed with global standard tools and processes

- Ensure budgeted values are aligned with historical performance

- Reviews project schedule and progress to identify cost risks and opportunities

- Reviews project scope evolution to identify cost risk and opportunities

- Reviews functional execution and events to identify cost risks and opportunities

- Provide cost analytics using project information and analysing cost and productivity trends

- Own and drive the Budget Deviation Process with tools

- Drives a regular cost operating rhythm to discussion risk and opportunities

- Develops cost forecasts based on functional input and analytics, challenges functional estimates where needed

- Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast.  Also Compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of estimates

- Communicates cost status/forecasts/risk to  functional cost owners and drives/supports risk mitigation

- Presents all financial data in a transparent way, attends project and management review to present cost status and actions

- Aligns with Finance Controller to ensure reconciliation takes place between approved project financial data and books.

- Provide time based cost forecasts to support revenue recognition

• Analyse all the risks and opportunities communicate clearly priorities and potential impacts

• Support change order analysis

• Support claim preparations

Required Qualifications

·  This role requires advanced experience in the Project Management & cost control. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience). Prefereably acounting , Finance & engineering graduates miniumum.

Desired Characteristics

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Key Skills:

• Able to drive project teams to control the project

• Analytical skills to use data to forecast outcomes

• Clear communicator with strong communication and influencing skills

• Primavera skills

• Cost management skills

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes