Lead Cost Controller

**Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.**

Wood is currently recruiting for a **Lead Cost Controller**to join our Operations business as we partner with a key client within the Oil & Gas industry. Based in Perth CBD, this is an initial 12-month contract role available as full-time / part-time (job share) basis. Immediate start.

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**Designing the future. Transforming the World.**

Wood’s Operations business delivers brownfields engineering, procurement, construction, optimization, and technical services to the Oil & Gas industry and enjoys long-term partnerships with some of the Oceania region’s most prominent producers located in Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Timor Leste and Southeast Asia.

At Wood you will join an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognized industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

Join us in the heart of **Perth CBD**, with free 24/7 access to an exclusive on-site gym, superb end of trip facilities, coffee machines serving on demand and plenty of spaces to get creative.

**What we can offer**
- **Commitment to your Safety & Wellbeing,**with safety at the heart of everything we do, our culture is embedded globally and lived locally by our people, including free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program
- **Competitive rates**with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- **Ongoing work on interesting projects**delivered in partnership to leaders of industry across energy and materials markets
- **Global connections,**join an inclusive and diverse international community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities
- **Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
- **Commitment to continued professional development;**development plans tailored to your individual needs and aspirations

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager, your focus will be to take the lead on the provision of cost control services for an established Engineering Services Contract.

In addition, you will also be responsible for:

- Monitoring and controlling cost activities through all phases of project lifecycle
- Supporting the implementation of project cost management programmes that provide an accurate reflection of project performance at a project and programme level
- Ensuring that cost reports are delivered on time and within the guidelines of the project controls processes and procedures
- Developing project budgets in accordance with project estimate and CBS
- Producing updates to project cost forecasts
- Issuing project change orders / variations in accordance with Management of Change procedure.
- Liaise with project management, project planning, and others as required to ensure accuracy in project cost phasing and forecasting.
- Liaise with procurement, finance and time-capture functions, and third parties as required, to ensure accurate and timely capture of procurement, materials, subcontract and labour manhour costs.
- Ensure costs are allocated accurately in accordance with approved project CBS
- Assess and communicate cost and schedule impact of change notifications

**You must have full work rights in Australia to be considered for this role.**

Ideally you will have previous experience in a similar Lead or Senior Cost Controller role. A degree in relevant technical or business discipline would be advantageous but equally can be substituted by your proven and relevant industry experience.

In addition, you will have:

- Knowledge of design and implementation of projects in the oil and gas industry, preferably in both onshore and offshore environment
- Proficiency with industry standard software including Microsoft Excel and cost control programs
- Demonstrated experience with Earned Value Management

**What will set you apart will be the customer service approach you bring to stakeholder relationships (internal & external) along with your proven experience leading teams to deliver performance excellence, within the brownfields oil & gas sector.**

It takes an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds to unlock solutions to tomorrows most critical challenges. Wood encourages Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Shortlisting will commence immediately.

**Diversity Statement**

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.