Cost Controller

**Requisition ID: 285701**
- ** Relocation Authorized: None**:

- ** Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project**:

- ** Work Location: Perth, WA**

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**Project Overview**:
Bechtel is providing project and contract management services to customers in Western Australia to support exciting capital works programmes, including in energy infrastructure. We are looking for people to join us to deliver these services in and around Perth where we are working within an integrated team with our customer.

**Job Summary**:
In this role, you will be responsible for estimating, analysis and control activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements or for cost activities which require a high degree of technical skill. You will prepare cost studies, review cost trends, and develop and implement project requirements for cost control. Your detailed analysis will provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for cost estimating, analysis, and control activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements or for cost activities which require a high degree of technical skill.
- Analyzes to provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges.
- Develops and implements project requirements for cost control in accordance with established Bechtel and client contractual requirements, objectives, and procedures.
- Ensures work is completed as scheduled, supporting project organizational and administrative activities.
- Prepares cost studies using historical data, statistical analysis, and cost and quantity comparisons.
- Reviews identified cost trends for cost effectiveness and suggesting alternatives when appropriate.
- Maintains open communications with other organizations to support cost engineering analysis and control activities.
- Creates and implements measurement systems for given processes, analyzes performance metric results, and identifies improvements. Ability to use statistical tools to analyze metrics (e.g., regression, analysis of variance, correlation), and ability to analyze measurement systems to identify bias, repeatability, and stability issues.
- Prepares and presents cost engineering information to management/client.

**Education and Experience Requirements**:

- Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.

**Required Knowledge and Skills**:

- Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, which include cost estimating, cost control, and cost analysis, in the field and the home office.
- Statistical knowledge in the areas of sampling, distributions, probability, and hypothesis testing for metrics.
- Skilled in oral and written communication.
- Knowledge of financial reporting systems and controller account codes, and understanding of Controller instructions, which impact.
- Intermediate level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel.
- Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.

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