Junior Cost Controller

Our client is a company that is expanding greatly in the energy market and is one of the world's largest methanol producers. They work on EPC projects in various parts of the world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform the required developments, tracking, and analysis concerning Cost Control.

Cost Control Responsibilities:

• Handle all aspects of cost control functions, from proposals to project execution, including review and analysis of manhours spent and forecast, budget versus actual and estimate at completion, budget deviations analysis, invoicing, and cash flow.
• Create a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) in cooperation with the Project Manager.
• Collect and analyze information used to plan and distribute project costs according to the proposal budget, and proposal schedule, and work in cooperation with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Project Management, to ensure budget feasibility.
• Analyze Proposals, Contracts, and Purchase Orders to ensure effective cost planning.
• Prepare invoices for clients according to project invoicing conditions.
• Analyze and integrate diverse sources of data (ERPs, Excel Spreadsheets, and Time Schedule).
• Create reporting as required by the project, including but not limited to:
  • Baseline Data: Planned Cost, Planned Progress, Planned Manhours, Planned Invoices.
  • Actual Data: Actual Cost, Actual Progress, Actual Manhours, Actual Invoices.
  • Forecast: Forecast Cost, Forecast Progress, Forecast Manhours, Forecast Invoices.
  • Budget and Manhours Deviations and Analysis.
  • Schedule Performance Indicator (SPI).
  • Cost Performance Indicator (CPI).
  • Other KPIs are defined by the Project Manager or Company.
  • Graphics and tables illustrating all the above information, such as Cost and Manhours Distribution Curves, and Cashflow Curve.

Experience:

• At least 1 year of work experience in industrial plant projects.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree or bachelor in engineering.
• Proficiency in MS Office, with a focus on Advanced Excel and Power BI.
• Availability to travel and work abroad (short and medium term).
• Language skills: Proficiency in English, with additional languages (German, Portuguese, French) being beneficial.
• Soft skills: Target-oriented, team player.