Lead Cost Controller
4 days ago
Overview / Responsibilities:
Wood is currently recruiting for a Lead Cost Controller to lead a team of cost controllers on a major project. Reporting to the Project Controls Lead, key focus of this role will be to provide leadership to the project controls team, liaising with the Project Manager and Client ensuring best project controls practises are implemented and fit for purpose reporting executed.
**Responsibilities**
- Effectively managing the running of the cost control team ensuring regular liaising with the Project Manager, the Project Controls Lead and the client
- Address any feedback on team performance from internal and external stakeholders
- Provide leadership in promoting, demonstrating and being a role model for company core values
- Provide guidance and support to cost control personnel in the delivery of their specific responsibilities
- Set clear expectations for individual cost controllers and provide ongoing coaching and support.
- Excellent technical cost control and forecasting skills and the ability to contribute to the operation of the project
- Provide regular solutions challenge to proposed solutions to ensure that the optimum outcomes are achieved
- Demonstrate financial and commercial awareness
- Able to prioritise workload amongst competing demands
- Supporting the implementation of project cost management programmes that provide an accurate reflection of project performance at a project and programme level
- Ensuring that cost reports are delivered on time and within the guidelines of the project controls processes and procedures
- Developing project budgets in accordance with project estimate and WBS
- Issuing project change orders / variations in accordance with engineering and construction change notifications
Skills / Qualifications:
- 5 years’ experience as a Lead Cost Controller or Project Services Lead
- Relevant degree in Business or Engineering
- Exposure to brownfields projects will be considered advantageous
- Proficiency with industry standard software including Microsoft Excel and cost control programmes
- Demonstrate leadership
- Excellent time management skills
If you’re an experienced Lead Cost Controller, ready for your next project, then we are keen to hear from you today.
Company Overview:
Diversity Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
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