Lead Project Cost Controller

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

• 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

• 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.

• 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