Cost Control Manager

Job Summary

Lead corporate cost governance, forecasting, cost assurance and consolidated financial performance monitoring across the Power & Digital EPC projects portfolio.

Job Responsibilities 1

COST GOVERNANCE AND BASELINES

• Define and maintain common cost-control procedures, coding structures and CBS/WBS alignment across projects.
• Review approved control budgets, baseline changes, contingencies and cost-control plans; verify consistency with contract scope and delegated authority.
• Conduct independent quality reviews of project cost data, assumptions and reconciliation to Finance records.

FORECASTING AND PERFORMANCE

• Lead consolidated commitments, actuals, accruals, ETC and EAC reviews; challenge project forecasts and variance explanations.
• Monitor cost performance, contingency drawdown, trends, EVM metrics where applicable and emerging cost exposure.
• Coordinate CAPEX expenditure profiles, cash-flow forecasts and cost-to-complete scenarios with Finance, Commercial and Planning.

COMMERCIAL INTERFACES AND REPORTING

• Review cost impacts of variations, risks, claims and procurement changes with responsible commercial owners.
• Produce portfolio cost dashboards and monthly executive reports highlighting exceptions, actions, owners and forecast outcomes.
• Coach project cost personnel and improve reporting automation, data quality and closeout practices.

Job Responsibilities 2

Additional Responsibilities 3

Job Knowledge & Skills

Success measures / KPIs

• Forecast reliability and documented variance drivers
• On-time portfolio cost reporting and timely escalation
• Completeness of budget/commitment/actuals reconciliation
• Adoption of common cost standards and closure of corrective actions

Key interfaces

Project Controls Director; project managers/directors; Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Commercial/Contracts and Finance teams; contractors and package suppliers as applicable.

Job Experience

Minimum qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Finance or equivalent.
• 10+ years in EPC cost control, including 5+ years leading cost teams or large project/portfolio cost functions.
• Advanced Excel, ERP (SAP/Oracle or equivalent), EAC/ETC, cash flow, EVM and cost-risk analysis.
• AACE CCP, PMP or equivalent advantageous.

Competencies

Education