Project Control Specialist

7 months ago

Canberra, Australia KBR Full time

**Title**:
Project Control Specialist

**Your KBR future - delivering solutions and changing the world**

**About KBR**:
**We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers and dreamers who all share one goal — to improve the world.**

KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 34,000 people performing diverse, complex, and mission-critical roles in 33 countries.

For 65 years, KBR and its heritage companies are proud to have delivered some of Australia’s largest and most complex projects.

With around 2,000 employees in 6 primary offices throughout Australia, we are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset driving innovation within our business and for our customers.

We help ensure mission success on land, in the air, at sea, in space and cyberspace for our defence customers. From individual technologies and services to comprehensive project delivery and mission execution, no other company can match the breadth and depth of KBR.

KBR comprises a diverse team who provide a broad spectrum of capabilities across Australia and the Asia Pacific. Our proven project teams readily address complex and multi-disciplinary activities, providing low-risk and cost-effective solutions to the defence force.

Learn more about our business here.

**The Opportunity**:
The Project Controls Specialist plays a crucial role in ensuring the successful planning, execution, and monitoring of projects. They are responsible for the establishment and maintenance of project control systems, including cost, schedule, and risk management.

This position requires a highly analytical and organized individual with a keen eye for detail. Communication skills, both verbal and written are critical for the role in view of the dynamic nature of projects required to be supported.

The key responsibilities of the role will include, but are not limited to:

- Develop, maintain and project budgets (including expenditures and variances) accounting for documentation controls processes
- Prepare cost reports and forecasts, inclusive of recommendations to correct variances in the project budget
- Manage workforce plans including updates based on actuals and forecasted resource requirements
- Support accounting processes, such as Accounts Payable and Receivable using in-house financial tooling
- Prepare and submit monthly accruals
- Manage client Monthly Financial Reporting including estimates, forecasting and project status reports
- Manage Project WBS elements in conjunction with Project and Program Managers
- Assist in Bid Estimation and Pricing schedule processes for contract changes
- Support project audits and project status reports as required

**Qualifications, Skills and Experience**

**Essential**:

- Excellent business acumen and a commercially minded approach
- Proven experience in project controls or related roles, preferably within defence industry
- Demonstrated experience in governance and compliance of programs of work and effectively managing and overseeing multiple schedules, budgets and teams to achieve success
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment
- Proven experience with project management of multi-disciplined teams
- NV1 Security clearance

**Desirable**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- PMP (Project Management Professional) or relevant certifications in program management are desirable
- Agile delivery experience

**Benefits of KBR**
- A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work (Aus, India, UK & US)
- Flexible working conditions
- Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
- Paid Parental leave
- Paid Reservist leave
- Income protection
- Corporate rewards
- Salary packaging/Novated leasing
- Discounted employee stock purchase plans
- Flu shots, skin checks and private health insurance discounts
- Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways
- KBR acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land, sea, community and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present._

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