Lead Project Controller

3 months ago


Houston, United States Wood PLC Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is currently recruiting for a Lead Project Controller with experience small to mid-capital oil and gas construction projects. This position will report to our energy corridor office in Houston, TX.

Leads the cost; planning, scheduling and risk assessment support to assignments / project teams and clients, typically on projects ranged from small to moderate size and complexity.

Ensures implementation, set up, and run all required project controls systems, tools, and interfaces to allow successful management and reporting of the project costs, schedule, tax-related issues and risks on projects and specific assignments.

A wide ranging and hands on role focusing on both project and service delivery and at times resource management.

The role will interface with several key stakeholders across the project and wider business.

Primary focal point for the Finance, Project Manager, Client or Project Team for all matters relating to project costs, schedules, and risk; and resources requirements.

Responsible for ensuring that a professional Project Controls service is delivered by their team to all internal and external customers

Overall responsibility for Small to Mid-Capital Construction Projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

  • Act as the focal point with the client and any contractor Project Controllers as appropriate to ensure costs and progress are reported accurately, ensure alignment with the project reporting requirements, and ensure timely and accurate cost and progress reporting
  • Monitor overall project / assignment progress status, achievement and non-achievement of major milestones and analyze performance in relation to plan
  • Responsible for identification, monitoring and reporting against the project critical path providing early warning to the Project Manager of any potential slippages
  • Effectively manage the communications interfaces essential for the delivery of cost, planning, scheduling and risk deliverables and services
  • Utilize project management systems and tools to update and manage project budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts for weekly/monthly project reporting and monthly Management Reviews
  • Report project status and KPI to management
  • Review/produce weekly and monthly project cost and planning status reports, as appropriate
  • Implement the project Work Breakdown Structure for specific scopes of work
  • Implement the cost and planning control structures in alignment with the project WBS
  • Lead the project work approval process in terms of accurate cost code allocation and initial budget set-up and approvals
  • Timely control and forecasting of budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests is properly assessed and included in the budget and schedules, when applicable
  • Ensures Project Accountants and Billing Specialists receive support required from the team
  • Ensures timely and accurate invoicing on projects
  • Develop and maintain monthly Contingency, Bookings, Accruals, and cash flow position to provide visibility to Management and Finance Team
  • Cash collections forecasting on project and business line level (invoice planning, generation, tracking/expediting receivables).
  • Monitors, records and/or evaluates progress for subcontractors
  • Supports with quantifying subcontractor scopes of work for request for quotations Creation of the projects fully resourced, logic linked Gantt Charts within preferred planning software to the agreed project and program requirements
  • Monitor current and forecast future resource needs for the project and program through analysis of workload at project level
  • Identify slippages, significant float erosion and lead the recovery process
  • Responsible for overall development and issuance of project change orders / variations in accordance with contract / assignment change notifications
  • Advocate and promote the project change management system ensuring process is adhered to
  • Attendance at client progress meetings when required
  • Ensure risk is managed and monitored at project level in line with local standards and processes
  • Ensure Project Controls processes and procedures are accurate, up to date and followed
  • Liaise with clients and ensure that projects are managed effectively to ensure delivery in a manner which meets quality, time, and budget specifications
  • Ensure accuracy and completeness of all cost, planning and risk deliverables prior to issue to internal or external customer
  • Ensure all project specific tools and systems are set up and functioning adequately
  • Implement project specific tax strategies recommended by Tax Advisors. Provide leadership on resolving project related tax issues as they arise.


QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

  • Typically requires a minimum of eight (6) years of relevant industry experience, with at least six (4) years in project control positions.
  • Knowledge and Appreciation of the core principles of Contracts Management, Commercial Management and Project Management
  • Working knowledge and application of earned value and other monitoring techniques
  • Excellent client service focus
  • Exceptional organizational skills and able to multi-task"
  • Proficiency with the Microsoft Office software suite of applications
  • Prior field experience working on-site viewed favorably.


ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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