Senior Cost Controller in Aberdeen

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Cost Controller to support across UK projects for a high-profile client. There is a requirement for hybrid working with 3 days per week being based out of either Aberdeen, Glasgow, Stockton or Staines. There will also be a requirement to visit UK based client sites as and when required. Please note applicants must be able to pass HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check.

The Role

The Senior Cost Controller will be responsible for the development of project budgets, the tracking of actual and forecasted costs and the generation of cost reports, ensuring they are prepared to the required level of detail and accuracy and in accordance with contractual requirements and Wood policies, procedures and standards. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced cost controller with a background in managing the Cost on EPCm projects – ideally with experience in NEC4 contracts.

Responsibilities

• Review and maintain Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).
• 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 Planning discipline to ensure accurate and timely control and forecasting of budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests is properly assessed and included in the schedules.
• Liaise with procurement, finance, and time-capture functions, and third parties as required, to ensure accurate and timely capture of procurement, materials, subcontract and labour manhour costs, ensure costs are allocated accurately in accordance with approved project WBS.
• Review and maintain project cost budgets using appropriate software applications.
• Monitor and control cost commitments and expenditures through all phases of project lifecycle.
• Provide copies of project cost performance reports in accordance with project reporting requirements.
• Review and issue updates to project cost forecasts.
• Monitor and report on cost impact of project manpower forecasts.
• Coordinate development, review, and issue of project change orders / variations in accordance with engineering and construction change notifications.
• Assess, review, and communicate cost and schedule impact of change notifications.
• Monitor and review cost impact of achievement / non-achievement of major project milestones, overall project cost performance and contingency drawdown.
• Attend project / client periodic meetings and present project cost performance status as required.

Qualifications

Typically requires ISCED level 6 (Bachelors) Degree in a relevant technical or business discipline (or equivalent gained through relevant vocational training and/or industry experience). Excellent knowledge of cost software and related principles, tools and techniques including budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow. Understands EPCm Cost Management. Knowledge of NEC Contracting Mechanism. Drive standardisation, consistency, best practice to achieve performance excellence.