Senior Cost Controller - Power & Utilities

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 offices worldwide.

Turner & Townsend are an independent professional services company specialising in programme management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors

As a Senior Cost Controller/Project Controls Manager, you will deliver comprehensive Project Controls Services with a focus on cost, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery on large, complex, and mega projects. Your expertise will be pivotal in advising at a strategic level during the project conception stage, providing insights on various approaches to achieve the client's overall objectives successfully.

• Tailoring Cost Control approaches to meet the client’s needs and aligning with best practice.
• Implementing, administering, and maintaining cost control systems and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts.
• Working with the Integrated Project Team to establish a robust, integrated, well structured, accurate Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and support the change control process.
• Development of project Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS), align the time phasing of budgets against the Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), to accurately track and control actual costs.
• Map and integrate cost estimates to the Work Breakdown Structure, in order to set the project budget against the correct Work Packages, Planning Packages and Control Accounts.
• Lead the production of accruals to ensure that the Actual Cost of Work Performed is accurately reflected in a timely manner in the cost data.
• Support the change process by providing cost information for change notes and to underpin forecasts.
• Update project forecasts to ensure comprehensive and aligned Estimate To Complete (ETC).  

• 7-10 years experience
• Specialised in a Project Controls discipline with a focus on cost
• Line management experience and a desire to lead
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail
• Team player with the ability to work autonomously
• Excellent command of written and spoken English with excellent report and bid writing skills
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering for your clients and have the ability to work independently

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Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from all sectors of the community.

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