Cost Control Lead

Understand the key project drivers, define roles and responsibilities, develop communication protocols, identify, develop and implement project procedures for cost estimating/control. Provide cost management expertise by developing detailed cost planning models, project cost estimate, analysis, and reports to advise, guide and recommend appropriate changes to processes and procedures to meet business requirements. Establish the prime objective of cost control/estimating to improve project performance by anticipating issues, avoiding negative situations and reducing the frequency of poor outcomes. Key Job Accountabilities: - Develop efficient cost services and provide expert leadership advice on cost estimating, planning, forecasting, accounting, allocation, reporting and control issues. - Develop and maintain Project Cost Control procedures, guidelines, workflows, and governance processes. - Develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), cost coding, cost databases, and benchmarking data. - Review and evaluate project budgets, cost plans, and forecast data. - Prepare and coordinate funding submissions, Advance Commitments (ACs), and Full Funding requests. - Monitor, validate and reconcile Contractor cost reports, invoices, commitments, accruals, VOWD reporting, and Earned Value Analysis. - Prepare, review and challenge cost estimates for change orders, trends and scope variations. - Analyse cost performance, trends and forecast deviations, providing early warning of potential cost overruns. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Commercial, Engineering, Project Management, or related fields. - 8 years experience in business related function or discipline, including 4 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, and including 1 year experience in a supervisory or acting role. - Experience with Oil & Gas Companies, EPC contractors, and major capital projects. - Strong knowledge of relevant software, dashboards, data analytics, and SAP.