Project Controls Specialist

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Ready to make your mark on Australia's most transformative infrastructure and defence projects?

KBR is delivering across sectors like defence, rail, road, water, and energy — and we're growing fast. With major project wins under our belt, we're looking for a sharp, detail-driven Project Controls Specialist to join our Canberra team.

In this pivotal role, you'll help shape the success of large, complex projects by driving cost, schedule, and risk management excellence. If you're analytical, organised, and thrive in cross-functional environments, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing input to bid proposals, prepare estimates as required and allocate budget to committed funds.

• Providing and applying cost, budget and schedule control techniques and analysis to Engineering Services projects.

• Providing planning and master scheduling services to major clients across various industries.

• Applying risk management techniques including risk register development, contingency planning and contingency management.

• Collaborating with Project Managers, Project Controllers and Schedulers to deliver budget management frameworks, processes and tools.

• Establish and leverage cross-discipline relationships within the business group to facilitate cost control.

• Support project compliance and governance standards for best practice requirements.

• Managing client Monthly Financial Reporting including preparing estimates, foresting, and providing input into Monthly Project Status Reports

• Recommending cost control/schedule improvements, cost breakdowns and commercial oversight through utilisation of experience and problem-solving skills, in collaboration with the wider Project Controls team.

Who are you?

The ideal candidate for this role is a skilled and passionate professional wanting to progress your career with a growing global consulting business.

You will have the following skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in an Engineering, Project Management or related construction discipline or considerable experience.

• Minimum of 5+ years of industry experience essential.

• Demonstrated experience in Project Controls as a Cost Controller/Scheduler on major multi-disciplinary projects.

• Experience with gated and milestone projects, variations, costs, contingency allowances and contingency management.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across all levels of our organisation.

• Advanced Excel proficiency is a must.

• Proven experience in Earned Value Management, Estimate at Complete and revenue recognition in line with percent complete.

• Familiarity with P6 and MS Project is highly advantageous.

• Detailed knowledge of industry best practices in project controls, including estimating, cost control and planning/scheduling, for Engineering Services type projects.

• Ability to work independently while working in a team.

• Attentive to detail and having a commitment to data accuracy.

• Ability to obtain an Australian Government security clearance is highly regarded.

About KBR:

KBR is renowned for working in partnership with our clients and construction partners to deliver exceptional outcomes based on our collaborative approach and our "One Team" value.

In Australia, KBR employ nearly 2000 people with offices in each state. Our project delivery track record, industry profile and strong relationships have enabled us to grow significantly, and we continue to expand. This continued growth allows us to offer unrivalled opportunities to our staff in terms of career paths, career development and project exposure.

Creating a superb culture is also huge for us and a key part of our success and growth. Genuine collaboration across the business is integral to how we work. As a company KBR have created an organisation where people matter, are valued, and cared about. By joining KBR you can be assured that you are joining a team that pulls in the same direction and shares common values.

In addition to working on some fantastic projects, KBR offer an array of benefits focused on providing our people with a great working environment, career development, flexible work arrangements and work/life balance.

KBR values:

Our KBR Values - We Value Our People, We Deliver, We Are People of Integrity, We Empower, We Are a Team of Teams - embody our people centric organisation.

Our culture, and our genuine focus on our people is a major factor in our success and we want you to be part of our journey. 

Help shape tomorrow by applying today

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