EPC Project Business Manager

Kuiper Group

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Control

• Lead development of project budgets, forecasts, and cost-control systems aligned with EPC contract requirements.
• Manage the financial model, including cash flow, revenue recognition, and margin analysis.
• Monitor cost and schedule performance, address variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, variance analyses, and management dashboards.
• Support quarterly forecasts and corporate financial reviews.
• Oversee invoice approvals, billing milestones, and payment certifications.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, internal policies, and audit standards.

Contract & Commercial Management

• Advise the Project Manager on EPC contract interpretation and commercial compliance.
• Manage change orders, claims, and variations, including cost and schedule impact assessments.
• Coordinate with legal and contracts teams on risk mitigation and governance.
• Administer subcontract and supplier agreements, including milestones, retention, and bonds.
• Maintain insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, and other commercial documentation.
• Track and report contractual obligations, deliverables, and KPIs.

Project Controls Integration

• Oversee cost control, planning, and document control to ensure integrated reporting.
• Maintain project control systems for cost, progress, and productivity tracking.
• Support risk management by monitoring exposures and updating the risk register.
• Validate earned value metrics against established baselines.
• Participate in reviews, audits, and performance assessments.

Procurement & Supply Chain Support

• Coordinate with procurement on commitments, supplier invoices, and expediting.
• Align procurement deliverables with project forecasts.
• Support vendor evaluations and cost-optimization initiatives.
• Ensure accuracy and clarity of procurement reporting.

Leadership & Governance

• Provide financial and commercial guidance to project leadership.
• Support risk assessments, internal audits, and compliance reviews.
• Mentor project controls and finance personnel.
• Uphold corporate governance, ethics, and anti-bribery standards.
• Contribute to lessons learned and best-practice development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 8-15 years' experience in financial/commercial roles within EPC or major infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of EPC contract models and commercial risk management.
• Proficiency with cost-control and ERP tools (SAP, Oracle, Primavera Cost, EcoSys).
• Solid understanding of IFRS/GAAP and earned value management; Primavera P6 preferred.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for large EPC projects.
• Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI capability.

Key Competencies

• Strong commercial insight; ability to identify risks and opportunities.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.
• Strategic thinking with practical execution skills.
• Ability to work in diverse, multidisciplinary environments.
• High integrity, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional coordination.

Preferred Experience

• JV/consortium EPC project exposure.
• Knowledge of project finance, tax, and FX management.
• Familiarity with ESG and sustainability reporting.
• Experience in bid evaluation and project mobilization.
• Exposure to digital project-controls tools.

Success Indicators

• Timely, accurate financial and cost reporting.
• Effective management of changes and claims to protect margin.
• Strong cash-flow and working-capital performance.
• Cost and forecast accuracy within 5%.
• Full compliance with governance and audit requirements.