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We are recruiting for a Senior Project Cost Controller

Our EMEA regional Project Controls team is growing in both size and capabilities. We are currently recruiting for a Senior Cost Controller to be based in Hersham, UK as part of our Project Delivery team.

The successful candidate will have cost engineering experience with complex, multi-phase, multi-million-euro EPC type projects. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting, guiding, and advising the project teams on cost expenditure to budget, maintaining cost reports, change management, cost forecasting and financial control for the project.


Your Challenge

Attend project kick-off/ commercial kick-off and monthly project team reviews.
Develop project execution baseline cost reports by re-casting the As sold cost estimate into the applicable accounts as per the scope of work.
Review all major bid tabs to review currency impacts and correct budget / cost allocation.
Monitor project spend to ensure accurate cost reporting. Review and analyze supplier and sub-contractor invoices to allocate expenditures against the appropriate cost codes.
Prepare monthly/quarterly spend analysis. Attend project meetings to provide Project Management with current financial information and trend logs regarding potential impacts to project budget or forecast.
Develop forecast trend analysis for all phases of the project through productivity data and Earned Value Management.
Manage and facilitate the project change control process for recording and managing of project changes from the baseline. Analyze change order values against current budget and prepare reconciliations to include in forecast at completion reports.
Assist the project team in development of action plans to avoid cost & schedule overruns.
Maintain reserve and contingency analysis.
Assist budget holders in accurately forecasting design related man-hours.
Work with the project team to develop detailed monthly cost forecast, productivity, and progress status reports.
Review forecast with the Project Manager/Engineering Leadership Team.
Produce monthly and quarterly cost reports.


Essential Skills and Experience



General Experience:

Sound knowledge, proven skills, and competencies in application of project cost control principles, methodologies and tools, supporting all phases of project execution. Experience in Project Cost Control, Forecasting, Change Management and Reporting, within a large project-oriented EPC or Owner Organization. Must be able to deliver accurate cost information, reporting and guidance to management. SAP experience is preferred.


Project Cost Control Experience:

Proven skills and experience of cost control on global projects, assessing currency risk exposures, change management, multi-office engineering execution and understanding intercompany project ramifications. Experience with cost forecasting of purchase orders and sub-contracts and understanding of a variety of project types, structures, and contract terms.


Core competencies:

Commercial and technical acumen, working knowledge of project cost controls tools and systems.Proven skills in cost control, coupled with a working knowledge of project management, business development and finance.


As a Senior Project Cost Controller, you will have:

Education Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering, Business or Finance
Extensive experience in Project Execution / Project Controls
Ability to work within an established team to achieve targets and goals.
Site/ field experience
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Excellent knowledge and proficiency with the Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, One Note)
Working knowledge of SAP
Ecosys experience is preferred
Work permit for the The Netherlands


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