Cost Controller at Turner & Townsend

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist the study manager and project controls manager in developing cost control procedures and practices for inclusion in the project management plan. Comply with and carry out regular reviews of the procedures and update as required.
• Assist with the compilation of the baseline budget to the agreed WBS from the control budget estimate (CBE) that was agreed to by the client for:
• Liaise with contract administrators and procurement officers to allocate budget amounts for packages.
• Provide expert cost engineering services to the project.
• Establish and maintain histograms, S-curves, KPI’s, graphs / curves for recording and monthly status reporting of project costs and forecasting.
• Facilitate the assessment of forecast to complete (FTC) and forecast at completion (FAC) costs with the relevant project personnel and update the applied project cost control system accordingly.
• Prepare cost reports showing the original budget, current budget, commitments, FAC, incurred and expended values and variances.
• Assist in the compilation of project close out reports by preparation and submission of cost control data.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• A relevant degree in Commerce, Quantity Surveying, Engineering or alternatively a project controls related qualification/certification – CCT / CCP.
• Minimum of 8 or more years experience gained in site and/or office environment in design and construct projects delivery in the areas of cost control or alternatively in a cost and management accountant role in the mining, construction .
• Advanced skills in the cost control process of multi-discipline EPCM and EPC projects or alternatively in cost and management accounting processes in the mining, construction, or manufacturing industries.
• Exposure to the use of commercial cost management software.
• Advanced skills in the use of Microsoft Office software.
• Data skills and ability to deal with large data sets to provide meaningful reports.
• Knowledge of applied company and project cost control systems.