Senior Project Cost Controller – Exciting Role in the Energy Sector

Job Description

 

• Lead the implementation of plans, procedures, and processes for cost control in projects
• Lead the development and implementation of systems and tools for cost control
• Support the development of cost estimates, ensuring alignment with cost control requirements
• Develop the Project Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) aligned with the Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Set up, populate, and maintain the different CBS elements in the company’s ERP/cost control system: IFS
• Establish the project budget based on the cost estimate information, setting up the project cost baseline
• Coordinate cost information for all phases and levels in the project
• Perform periodic cost control of the projects, including VoWD and Earned Value methodologies, comparing the current status with the cost baseline and updating the project cost forecast
• Liaise with the project team members and make sure that all involved roles are aware of the criticality of the delivery with respect to cost forecast
• Liaise with the project planner to ensure alignment of project cost and schedule information and to jointly develop the project cash flow curve
• Liaise with project cost estimator and project planner for the determination of the contingency release strategy
• Ensure that codes for timekeeping are available in the project man-hour system and assist the project organization in timekeeping
• Support the implementation of cost requirements in tenders processes
• Monitor cost requirements for project POs and subcontracts
• Provide cost input to Management of Change activities
• Provide cost input to VOR preparations
• Establish a new project cost baseline if required
• Prepare routines for effective communication between all relevant project group participants across all internal and external interfaces
• Prepare periodic cost reports and input to project monthly report
• Support Business Controller with the preparation of invoices and revenue reports
• Support Business Controller with the financial closure of projects
• Support Risk Management activities and Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA)
• Contribute to experience transfer and lessons learned activities

Qualification Requirements

 

• Master or Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in the wind industry or the oil and gas industry
• Sound knowledge and experience in VoWD and Earned Value methodologies
• Familiarity with industry best practices: AACEi, PMI
• Knowledge of related project controls functions including planning & scheduling, cost estimating, change control, document control and reporting
• Proficient in IFS
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office Packages
• Proficient in English, both orally and written
• Good communication and cooperation skills
• Structured and systematic approach
• Good analytic skills
• Able to work on a number of complex tasks at the same time
• Proactive, solution and goal orientated
• Multidiscipline mindset and good understanding of interface management

Duration: asap - end of october

About MDE

When the right people connect, we create value.

MDE Group is a global recruitment company, specializing in finding and placing the greatest talents worldwide. MDE currently consists of 12 companies that offer consulting, staffing, recruitment services as well as offshore personnel. With our unique knowledge of both the local and the international market, we will connect employees and companies, so they both find exactly what they are looking for. MDE aims to contribute to people developing and to ensure that our customers achieve great value from our services. We first succeed when both clients and our candidates reach their goals, together.

Our mission is to deliver relevant expertise. The right person with the right competence, at the right place and time. So simple, yet so difficult!