Cost Control Lead

• Develop efficient cost services and provide expert advice on cost accounting, allocation, planning and control issues to ensure effective processes are utilized throughout the project life cycle. • Review and evaluate assumptions and cost plan data to ensure cost center owners and project management are fully appraised on cost governance requirements and the project complies with approved budget. • Identify opportunities to standardize cost and expenditure processes and procedures recommending solutions for cost issues to ensure compliance and project objectives are achieved. • Provide Funding Packages submittals i.e. Advance Commitments (AC's), Full Funding (FF) and Supplementary Funding wherever required, to ensure that all necessary funding is provided. • Develop and maintain a cost and man-hours information database, benchmarking data to provide support for estimating requirements as required. • Review cost related procedures, recommending improvements to achieve project goals and ensure cost related initiatives, procedures and activities are understood and followed by all project personnel. • Participate in corporate governance activities such as Gate reviews, Independent Project Reviews (IPRs), Cold Eye Review (CER), Constructability Reviews (CRRs) and internal audits as Cost Subject Matter Expert. • Provide timely project controls/change management expert advice to Project Management Team (PMT), as well as monthly cost reports highlighting any emerging situations such as cost overruns or re-baseline ensuring project deliverables are achieved. • Able to estimate the cost for potential change orders with the Contractor. Has extensive experience in cost estimating projects. • Manages the Management of Change process for large capital project. • Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Project management or Accounting/finance. • 8 years' experience in cost allocation, estimation, planning and expenditure working within a Project environment in the oil and gas industry. • Experience of working in SAP/BI environment is preferable. • Must be able to have the capability to technically grasp the project scope of work and execution strategies. • Excellent written and spoken English skills. • Strong analytical, commercial and problem-solving skills. • Strong organizational and time management skills. • Good communication and interpersonal skills. • Computer literate in all Microsoft office packages and some technical packages.