Cost Controller

BP PLC; City Of Kwinana; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BP PLC in Kwinana, Australia, seeks a Cost Controller to support the Project Manager and Project Controls Lead in managing the project cost baseline, forecasts and financial performance.

You will maintain cost data integrity across CMMS (Maximo, S/4HANA), Excel and Power BI, and escalate cost risks and data quality issues to enable effective decision making. Hybrid office/remote work is available in this role.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of project cost management and financial governance.
• Experience with budgets, commitments, actuals, and cash flow management.
• Experience in forecasting, EAC development and variance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Establish project control budgets from approved estimates and schedules.
• Maintain cost structures, budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals and cost reports.
• Support cost forecasting, cashflow and variance analysis.

Skills

Cost management

Forecasting

Cost reporting

Budgeting

VOWD

Cash flow

Data integrity

Power BI

Excel

Tools

Maximo

S/4HANA

CMMS

Excel

Power BI

Job description

## Cost ControllerApply: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working: Australia - Kwinana: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 13, 2026 (14 days left to apply): RQ115861**Job Family Group:**Project Management Group**Job Description:**The Cost Controller supports the Project Manager and Project Controls Lead in managing the project cost baseline, forecasts and financial performance. The role is responsible for maintaining reliable cost data, supporting forecasting and reporting activities and providing accurate and timely cost insights to enable effective project decision making. Job ResponsibilitiesThe key responsibilities of the role include:* Establish project control budgets from approved estimates and schedules, ensuring full understanding of estimate basis, scope, schedule and execution plan.* Maintain project cost structures, budget, commitments, actuals, accruals, VOWD and cost reports.* Support cost forecasting, cashflow and variance analysis.* Review contractor cost reports, invoices, staffing plans, progress quantities and unit-rate information.* Support progress measurements in collaborative with Project Planner.* Escalate cost risks, forecast movements, unsupported contractor claims and data quality issues.* Maintain cost data integrity across reporting systems including CMMS (Maximo, S/4HANA), Excel and Power BI.* Support change control by assessing cost impact and incorporating approved changes into project forecasts* Prepare clear inputs for project reporting, including, but not limited to, dashboards and governance reports.Job Qualifications**Core Competency*** Strong knowledge of project cost management, financial governance and cost reporting including budgets, commitments, actuals, VOWD and cash flow management.* Strong knowledge of forecasting and cost performance management including EAC development, trend analysis and final cost prediction.* Strong understanding of contractor cost control, change management and performance measurement including invoice verification, cost impact assessment and progress validation.**Demonstrated Experience** * Significant experience in project cost control within Oil and Gas, refining or heavy industrial environments.* Significant experience in cost controls systems.* Preferred experience in quantity unit rate reporting on major capital projects and decommissioning projects.At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you: * A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued* Possibility to join our social communities and networks* Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career pathWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations! **Travel Requirement:**No travel is expected with this role**Relocation Assistance:**This role is not eligible for relocation**Remote Type:**This position is a hybrid of office/remote working**Skills:**Change control, Conflict Management, Construction, Design development and delivery, Frameworks and methodologies, Governance arrangements, Performance management, Portfolio Management, Project and construction safety, Project Commissioning, Project execution planning, Project HSSE, Project Leadership, Project Team Management, Quality, Requirements Management, Reviews, Risk Management, Schedule and resources, Sourcing Management, Stakeholder Management, start-up and handover, Strategy and business case, Supplier Relationship Management