Sr. Project Cost Controller
Locations: Houston, TX (HO)
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: R10052906
Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions is a technology partner of choice for the design, engineering and construction of leading-edge processing facilities and related infrastructures worldwide. We enable our customers to optimize the use of the planet's natural resources in order to provide clean and sustainable energy thanks to our people and their capability to innovate constantly. Through cutting edge innovation applied to our proprietary technology we contribute to the transformation of the energy industry and help to preserve & protect the atmosphere of our planet.
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
The Sr. Project Cost Controller is in charge of cost controlling and reporting for EPC capital projects which range from $30 to $500 million. He/she reports functionally to the Project Managers and directly to the Manager of Project Cost Controls.
Missions and Responsibilities
The main responsibilities are:
Cost Controlling
- Implement appropriate cost controlling processes for EPC capital projects.
- Develop and maintain cost baseline and associated forecast for 2/3 projects in accordance with the defined cost breakdown structure and company guidelines.
- Responsible to control and monitor all project expenditures, monitor commitments/exposure, engineering hours and cash flow.
- Analyze all additional charges or claims from suppliers, vendors and subcontractors to ensure that all potential project costs are captured and properly recorded.
- Focus on construction activities with subcontractors and vendors, review T&M works and provide forecast.
- Responsible for project change management.
- Coordinate with Accounting for cost reconciliations.
- Coordinate the maintenance of the project register for the tracking of quantities (civil, steel, piping, E&I, staffing & manhours).
- Analyze cost uncertainties and capex risks and implement the foregoing for Monte-Carlo simulations.
- Forecast the Percentage of Completion of projects through completion for proper financial planning.
- Ensure the proper maintenance of supporting systems and data files.
Reporting
- Collaborate with Project Manager to issue reliable Project Status Report (schedule & progress, key events, cost report, hours report, risks and contract highlights, etc.), the project Risk reporting and potential ad-hoc reports requested by Management.
- Ensure the project data quality reported through the different systems and databases (Project Status Reports, Power BI, etc.).
- Attend project review meetings with stakeholders and support Project Manager to explain the project financial situation to Management.
- Actively contribute in development and global support of cost management and benchmarking tools as well as continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with Project Development to provide feedback, lessons learnt and benchmarks in order to support the estimating of future projects.
Are you a MATCH?
General Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Finance or equivalent required.
- 10-20 years experience in project cost control in petrochemicals, oil & gas, mining, infrastructure or nuclear industry or similar construction industry.
- Ability to work effectively on multiple projects with competing priorities and deadlines.
- Strong analytical & organization skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including presentation delivery to large/small groups.
- Autonomy and self-initiative to proactively gather necessary information from cross-functional sources.
- Potential limited travel to job sites (domestic).
Preferred
- Master Primavera (P6).
- Experience with SAP ERP system.
- Experience with Power BI.
- Experience in EPC project environment.
- Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets.
Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
About Us
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health.
Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.
Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment.
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