Job Overview:

The Principal Project Controls Specialist is responsible for leading overall cost control under the direction of the Cost Control Manager performs cointegration function including control budget maintenance, commitment monitoring, expenditure reporting, cost estimates to completion and project cost reporting activities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates development program control budget in conjunction with program directorate and project management teams at project locations

• Monitors and maintains program control budget and estimate at completion with updates received from project change coordinator, contract administration and project management teams at project locations.

• Coordinates cost control input from project controls teams at project locations or home office to develop program cost reports in compliance with contract and corporate requirements

• Provides cost control function for program directorate cost account

• Provides input and supports required for preparation of client invoice

• Provides recommendations for corrective action to program directorate

• Ability to interact on high level with management as well as technically with engineers.

• Lead the development of project schedule working with the project team

• Development of all levels of the project schedule

• Facilitate monthly updates and critical path schedule analysis

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Advanced Technical Education (B.Sc./M.Sc. or equivalent)

• 10 - 15 Years’ experience in a planning & Scheduling role in Oil & Gas or in related / comparable industries

• Good Communication skills, team player

• Proficient in Primavera P6

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint & workable to deal with resistance

• Meet deadlines and can handle changing needs and requirements

• Demonstrate an understanding of cost controls procedures and best practices

• Actively develop more FEED and EPC knowledge

• Experience in working with and in financial data bases like SAP or JDE

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