Senior Cost Controller - Offshore Oil & Gas

About the role

ICON's Project Services team runs cost control across offshore brownfields, P&A campaigns and rig modification work in Australia and Southeast Asia. This Senior Cost Controller role owns cost control on complex, multi-contractor offshore scopes, working directly with Project Managers on live projects. It reports into the Project Services function and suits someone who has carried this accountability before, ideally on Tier 1 operator projects.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain control budgets and estimates across the full project life cycle, aligned to scope and work breakdown structure
• Lead Value of Work Done evaluation and preparation for subcontractors and clients
• Drive project forecasting and Estimate to Complete analysis
• Perform earned value analysis, cost reporting and cost performance evaluation
• Analyse cost variances, trends, risks and opportunities, and escalate where needed
• Assess variations and claims and manage cost change control end-to-end
• Present cost performance data and forecasts to Project Managers during project status reviews
• Mentor junior cost control or project services staff where the portfolio structure requires it

Required profile

• 6-9 years' cost control experience in oil and gas, with direct exposure to offshore project scopes ideal
• Experience working within a contractor company environment, not solely client-side
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Project Management or Quantity Surveying
• Demonstrated ownership of cost control on complex, multi-contractor projects (budgets, forecasting, EVA, variance analysis)
• Confident communicating cost performance and risk to Project Managers and senior stakeholders
• Desirable: Tier 1 operator project experience, probabilistic cost analysis, rig modification/P&A/brownfields experience, claims and variation assessment familiarity

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of MS Project or equivalent cost/schedule tools
• EVA and cost forecasting

The role is permanent and full time, based in the Perth CBD office which runs a 9-day fortnight. Only direct applications are accepted; no agency applications.