Saunders Piping Solutions seeks a Cost Controller. The successful applicant will be responsible and accountable for the following:
General
- Ensure individual project monitoring, analysis and change control (variations) is applied throughout the project using best practice techniques.
- Undertake cost risk and opportunity analysis, prepare budget allocations, prepare cost forecasts, and cashflow forecasts.
- Analysis of data to establish the variances in initial estimates and final project costs, identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Participate in reviews of tender pricing schedules, contractor forecasts, payment claims, variation claims, and make suitable recommendations.
- Interrogation of the monthly ledger costs to ensure costs are correctly coded, and accruals are accurate.
- Participate in reviews with relevant stakeholders to confirm quantities to date, quantities to complete, and calculate the Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP)
- Participate in reviews with relevant stakeholders to produce forecast costs to complete for materials, plant, and labour.
- Participate in reviews with relevant stakeholders to report final procurement forecasts and subcontract values.
- Work in collaboration with estimating and risk resources to improve the cadence for cost out.
- Preparation of monthly written cost performance reports
Essential
- 5+ years' experience, working within roles in a commercial environment supporting project-based activities.
- Knowledge of approvals phases of projects in the construction, energy, resource and/or oil and gas industries.
- Financial control in a complex project environment, project management, work program or program management office experience
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Confidence to ask for assistance when necessary.
- Ability to apply critical thinking when problem solving.
Desirable
- Completion or working towards being CPA/CA qualified.
- Experience in the petrochemical sector.