Site Cost Controller

Wood

Bachelors Degree in a relevant technical or business discipline (or equivalent gained through relevant vocational training and/or industry experience)

Knowledge, skills, and experience:

Incumbents will typically have a minimum 10 years relevant scheduling/planning experience

Basic knowledge of cost software and related principles, tools and techniques including budgeting, forecasting and cash-flo

Personal Attributes

Demonstrates commitment to Wood Values, Visions & Behaviours

Applies analytical and statistical analysis

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Ability to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast paced environment

Good communication skills both written and oral

Uses initiative and a proactive approach to problem solving

Commitment to continuous improvement

Executing Assigned Scopes of Work:

• The preparation and reporting of project cost budgets, and the tracking, management and reporting of project expenditure to enable robust control of projects throughout their lifecycle. Supports senior members of the cost team through the preparation and reporting of project cost budgets, ensuring budgets and reports are prepared to the required level of detail and accuracy in accordance with contractual requirements and Wood policies, procedures and standards. This will typically involve the review, analysis and reporting of actual and forecasted project costs against the project approved budget.

Providing discipline expertise:

• Assist and support in the development and maintenance of Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) for specific scopes
• Liaise with other Project Controls disciplines and functions, assist and support in the development of project budgets in accordance with the Basis of Estimate including statements of work scope, assumptions, man-hour estimates, narratives and review & comment of client documents
• Liaise with procurement, finance and time-capture functions, and third parties as required, to ensure accurate and timely capture of procurement, materials, subcontract and manhour costs. Ensure costs are allocated accurately in accordance with approved project WBS
• Liaise with engineering, procurement and construction functions, and others as required, to maintain awareness of project activities and their impact on the project budget, schedule and cost forecast
• Facilitate and manage the project work approval process in terms of accurate cost code allocation and initial budget set-up and approvals
• Assist and support in the development and maintenance of project cost budgets using appropriate software applications
• Monitor and control cost commitments and expenditures through all phases of project lifecycle
• Liaise with planning as required to ensure accuracy in project cost phasing and forecasting.
• Prepare and provide project cost performance reports in accordance with project reporting requirements
• Prepare and issue updates to project cost forecasts
• Monitor and report on cost impact of project manpower forecasts
• Develop and issue project change orders / variations in accordance with engineering and construction change notifications
• Facilitate and communicate cost and sched