Lead Cost Controller

Fluor are seeking a Lead Cost Analyst to lead a team of cost analysts and ensure Fluor’s cost and forecasting expertise is relayed in proper and accurate reporting for our Clients projects. This lead role requires advanced cost and change management prowess from a prolonged career that incorporates knowledge across types of industries (Mining, Infrastructure, Oil & Gas etc) and major Client bases, both nationally and locally.
The purpose of this position is to plan and execute the Project Controls cost requirements of the project, leading the Cost discipline but supporting Planning and project Delivery functions.
This role is responsible for providing technical and administrative direction, coordination, evaluation, training, and coaching to a team of Project Controls specialists in the Cost Discipline. This position serves as Principal / Lead on medium and large-sized projects. Acting as a key resource on a project team, the role will require collaboration at all levels, including: client representatives, Fluor management and functional/project delivery leads
- As Lead Cost review project profit recognition; provide evaluation of opportunities with management
- As Lead Planner, manage project schedule including critical path activities and review schedule float for schedule slippages
- Other duties as assigned
- Background checks are carried out as part of any conditional offer made, including (but not limited to & role dependent) education, professional registration, employment, references, passport verifications and Global Watchlist screening.
- Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located.

**Basic Job Requirements**
- Your main role duties would be:

- Develop and implement a project controls plan as part of the Project Execution Plan (PEP) for the project execution
- Plan and organize the setup of project cost / budget baseline in Fluor’s project controls system, and implement a plan to track against the baseline on a regular basis
- Monitor project baseline budgets and overall budget reporting, project forecasting, collecting and reporting project workhours actual and earned, quantities designed and installed, and assist in preparation of accruals.
- KPI reporting and project daily, weekly, and monthly internal and external reporting, and change impacts maintained through the risk and MOC registers.
- Monitor and analyse commitments and actuals against control account budgets, analysing and reporting progress achieved and measured against the plan, managing change control and performance trending across the project functions to support early notification to project management.
- Produce month end reporting including the review and consolidation of projects data for month end contract reviews
- Oversee and manage the preparation and reconciliation of client timesheet exports for invoicing
- Analyze and make independent recommendations regarding solutions to problems with varying complexity in accordance with organization and/or project objectives and guidelines

**Other Job Requirements**
- Must have experience as a Lead Cost or Planner for a large-sized project or a Control Team Lead/Control Team Manager (CTL/CTM) for a medium-sized project
- Significant technical knowledge and practical experience with applicable software systems, such as: Primavera P6, SAP, and related Management tools for Cost, Change, and Progress
- Industry
- specific experience in all facets and phases of a project: Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning and Startup
- May need to travel internationally for project assignments and in support of business related matters

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Why Choose Us:

- Central location plus EOT facilities and free onsite gym at Perth HQ.
- A work environment that looks to deliver and encourage you.
- Management that are there, sleeves rolled up whenever you call.
- Visible career progression that could see you working globally if you choose.
- Trust. You will be hired because you are an expert and enabled to deliver on that expertise.
- Interesting work, not just the usual copy and paste.
- A market related compensation package.
- Basically, a role that can turn into a career if you want it to. It’s your choice

Who is Fluor:
Fluor is one of the world's largest publicly traded engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and maintenance companies, providing innovative EPC services to government and private-sector clients in diverse industries. Our Australian HQ is located in the CBD with our project offices being up and down the terrace.

Application Process:
**Requisition Number**
- 147088BR

**Diverse Workforce**

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other