Cost Controller

**Cost Controller - Brisbane (PNG Project)**

**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.

**About the Assignment**

The Santos Upstream PNG Operations Division has responsibility for safe, reliable and sustainable production and efficient operations of our operated and non-operated reserves in PNG, including regulatory approvals, reporting, JV interfaces and relations with the communities and landowner leaders in our operational footprint.

The PNG Operations Division is fully enabled, with clear ownership and accountability of stakeholder management, people and culture, business performance and project delivery, serviced by the Centre.

Within the PNG Operations Division, the PNG Development and Projects department supports the Project Delivery Process (PDP) for pre-FEED stage Major Capital Projects and all project phases for smaller to medium size projects.

This Project Services group centrally supports the PNG project portfolio with this role to support Papua LNG project (non-operated) as well as supporting the overall PNG capital project portfolio.

**Tasks include**:
The Cost Controller works closely with the PNG Project Services Manager and the Project Controls Lead for Non-Operated/Portfolio to provide expert technical advice and guidance to ensure a consistent approach for cost management is achieved and where required, supports the development of documents, processes and tools to support the Project(s).

They will engage with each contracted organisation to ensure timely and accurate progress / cost reporting is provided to allow identification and management of emerging trends / issues within each contractor’ s project.
- Provide cost control advice, analysis and support to the project teams including:

- Variance analysis and investigation;
- Costing, forecasting and statistics;
- Reporting;
- Process improvements;
- Delegation of Authority administration;
- Monitor and report on capital project expenditures, commitments and forecasts for the project teams including:

- Establish and maintain appropriate Project Controls;
- Prepare Budgets and AFE’s;
- Ensure costs are correctly allocated in conjunction with finance;
- Establish appropriate accruals and in conjunction with finance, ensure that these accruals are posted;
- Ensure final forecast costs and commitments to the projects are current;
- Prepare cost control reports for project activities;
- Comply with provisions of contracts, Joint Venture Agreements and with Delegation of Authority etc.;
- Assist in the enhancement and development of systems to provide accurate and timely forecasts of costs and commitments;
- In conjunction with Santos Accounts Payable, ensure that the receipting and payment of invoices is conducted in a timely manner;
- Support raising of SES’s in SAP in support of invoices and also raise PR’s for new Purchase Orders;
- Support preparation of Cost Breakdown Structure within SAP, in conjunction with Finance; and,
- Assist with implementation and maintenance of cost control best practices across the PNG project portfolio.

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

**Location for this assignment is Brisbane working full-time office hours**

**About You**
- Tertiary qualifications in engineering, project management or related discipline;
- Familiarity with project controls software including cost control packages.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in major capital project execution;
- Exposure to extractive industries with oil and gas experience considered a distinct advantage;
- Prior experience in Cost Control and/or Project Controls; and,
- Knowledge of and experience with multi-disciplinary teams, including experience of managing FEED, EPC, EPCM Contractors, in lump sum, unit rate, reimbursable contracting environments is desirable.

**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)._**

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