Lead Cost Controller

**Lead Cost Controller (D&C) - Perth, WA**

**About Santos**

Santos is a leading independent producer of oil and gas committed to ever-cleaner energy and fuels production. With operations across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and North America, Santos has been supplying reliable and affordable energy for over 65 years.

**To be considered, applicants must**:

- Have experience in a similar role (Oil & Gas D&C)
- Be currently residing in Perth, WA
- Have the legal right to live and work in Australia

**About the Assignment**

This position is responsible for providing lead cost control support to the Drilling and completions team within the Offshore division of Santos. This position will support the D&C team and provide cost control services to several important projects within the drilling portfolio. In addition, this position will be supporting a change programme which includes that introduction and rollout of new cost control process is systems and reports.

**Tasks include**:

- Maintain the drilling cost forecast in accordance with agreed procedures.
- Manage Value of Work Done (VOWD), Performance Measurement, VOWD phasing, Management of Change (PCR’s) and all Cost Control activities for the allocated projects.
- Provide oversight of Contractor’s work packages ensuring costs are monitored / reported in compliance with approved Contractor Project Controls Plan and invoices are properly validated.
- Participate in weekly and monthly meeting with Contractors and Scope Owners, guiding the team in all cost related issues for their assigned packages.
- Consolidate and generate Value of Work Done (VOWD), Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
- Ensure that the cost forecasts reflect the latest project scope of work, project schedule, organization, and drilling execution.
- Liaise with various departments (HR, Finance, IT etc.) in providing Value of Work Done (VOWD), Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Completion (EAC) and variance analysis against agreed AFEs/budgets.
- Prepare month end activities such as accruals and month end variance commentary.
- Manage the development and provide input in the annual LTP/budget and liaise with Finance in review/rollup of annual LTP.
- Manage Project Change Request (PCR) for Trends and Cost impacts.
- Prepare and manage the portfolio view dashboard reporting total drilling project, Corporate budget and Long Term Plan
- Prepare EOW reconciliations and liaising with SCM & Finance to close out all issues
- Support the Purchase Requisition/Purchase Order Process
- Manage the Contingency Draw down and generate drawdown curves.
- Update financials in Prism cost control database
- Coordinate the development and provision of monthly cost forecast reports (presentations, reports to management and stakeholders etc.) for both internal and external purposes.
- Facilitate and manage monthly Cost Forecast reviews with Drilling Manager.
- Support development and enhancement of Prism cost system
- Manage Project Closeout in all matters relating to cost.

**About You**
- Bachelors’ degree in Engineering, Finance, Business or equivalent
- Minimum of 5-10 years of cost engineering experience in major upstream capital projects with preferable experience in an Offshore and D&C environment.
- Strong depth and technical competency in Drilling cost engineering, budgeting, forecasting and well reconciliations.
- Demonstrated understanding of project services and project contracting/procurement disciplines and their relationships to cost engineering activities.
- Knowledge and broad understanding of standard project progress measurement evaluation (EV, SPI, CPI)
- Familiar with the use of proprietary and custom computer software systems used for project management.
- Highly effective communication skills and ability to develop and present management reports at all levels, including presentations to management.
- Demonstrated interpersonal/teambuilding skills.
- Analytical/technical skills with a practical approach to problem solving.
- SAP experience in Oil and Gas Projects

This assignment is initially offered for **12 months**, engaged via Chandler Macleod.

Location for this assignment is Perth working full-time office hours.

**How to Apply**

**_ To be considered for this assignment you must have current work rights in Australia (i.e., Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or eligible working visa)._**

***_We comply with all relevant State, Territory and International Covid-19 laws and health orders, including but not limited to vaccinations, safe travel, and declarations of health. We acknowledge that these laws and health orders will vary and may change over time. We encourage all applicants to check and consider the impact of the relevant laws and health orders on your availability for this assignment and work location._