About this role
Job Overview:
The Principal Cost Controls Specialist interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices to improve cost and schedule. They will be tasked with solving complex cost management problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Cost Controls Specialist may be required to guide junior personnel. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in costing and broad knowledge of the costing discipline within the project controls function.
Essential Qualifications and Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or Construction Management is preferred
- 10+ years of experience in Project Controls
- Must have experience in a large-scale mega-project in Oil & Gas and Offshore Construction
- Highly competent in the use of critical project management concepts such as EVM, project planning, risk analysis, and progress measurement)
- Experienced in Microsoft Office applications
- Project Management Professional is a plus
- Understanding of Cost and Progress management systems is a plus Work independently with little or no supervision
- Great communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken
- Experienced in both Cost and Schedule with a focus on Cost Management
- Understand the relationship between estimating, cost management, progress, schedule, and project accounting
- Basic understanding of JDE Edwards is a plus
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