I’m hiring: Lead Project Controls - Cost JOB DESCRIPTION Diversified mining and metals company. They produce bauxite, alumina, aluminium, metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc. .
The Role The incumbent will be responsible developing systems that reviews, monitors, analizes, and forecasts project progress (schedule, scope, and spend), coordinating work of units, departments, and functional areas as well as developing contingency plans to address project deficiencies, resource or systems issues, and process improvement opportunities.
Accountabilities - Performs accurate project cost, productivity, resources, schedule, and/or system capability analyses, auditing, and forecasting to ensure project milestones goals are met
- Alerts management of potential cost, schedule, coordination, or other issues sufficiently ahead of time to affect the outcome
- Coordinates efforts with project delivery personnel, estimators, vendors, general contractors, EPCM companies, project procurement and contracts, and project leadership to manage resources to meet project deliverables and schedule
- Monitors and maintains project budget, schedule, quality, and delivery objectives; coordinates team efforts and allocation of resources
- Oversees project controls systems and software capabilities and optimization
- Runs, compiles, and analyses statistical and financial reports, databases, queries, and applications
- Evaluates project feasibility, timing, deliverables, and deficiencies to address and resolve issues in a timely manner
- Reports project status to senior project leadership
- Provides an environment for dynamic project communication between all project team members to ensure work is accomplished in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner
- Complies with, understands, and supports corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment
- Hires, trains, evaluates, disciplines, and terminates employees
- Assigns, schedules, reviews, and evaluates work of others
- Establishes, monitors, and enforces quality standards
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Experience - Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management or related field
- Drive company vehicle and be covered under company insurance
- Knowledge of project management, cost modelling, statistical data analysis, and forecasting
- Understanding of systems and process analysis, forecasting, and improvement
- Knowledge of principles of leadership and ability to lead people in challenging projects
- Ability to work at the strategic level and in a complex project setting
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and expert in Microsoft Excel
- Proficient in PRISM or other cost control software, MS Project, Primavera P6, relational databases, Aconex, Visio, InEight, and web-based collaboration tools
- Effective in obtaining consensus concerning the intent of Project Controls and its' interface with other corporate functions
- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, including tradespeople to senior management
- Relationship building skills: demonstrated empathy, emotional intelligence and cross-cultural effectiveness with the ability to achieve consensus and build alignment cooperatively
- Maintain high standards of professional and ethical conduct
- Strong English language written and oral communication skills
- Minimum of 7 years in developing $100M plus projects
- Minimum of 4 years leading cost control and scheduling efforts
- Demonstrable experience in Project Controls systems implementation including interfacing with Accounting, Finance, Project Execution, and other corporate non-project-related/indirect functions
- Management of small project-controls team, at a minimum including cost, scheduling, and planning functions.
- Additional management-level procurement or contract administration experience may substitute for required education on one-for-one-year basis
- Experience negotiating and managing contracts and vendors' activities preferred
- Experience working with teams and interacting with customers
- Experienced in working effectively cross-functionally, cross-culturally and internationally
For more information on this project, please apply or email me a copy of your CV Robert.price@concentis.com.au - 0481 566 930
