Hybrid Project Cost Controller - Budgeting & Forecasting

bp; City Of Kwinana; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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Job summary

bp is seeking 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 reliable cost data, support forecasting and reporting, and provide timely cost insights to enable informed project decisions.

The role requires strong knowledge of cost management, forecasting, and contractor cost control, with experience in cost reporting, EAC development and change management within oil, gas, or

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of project cost management, financial governance and cost reporting.
• Strong knowledge of forecasting and cost performance management including EAC development.
• Strong understanding of contractor cost control, change management and performance measurement.

Responsibilities

• 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 collaboration 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.

Skills

Change control

Conflict management

Construction

Design development

Frameworks and methodologies

Governance

Performance management

Portfolio management

Project safety

Project commissioning

Project execution planning

Project HSSE

Project leadership

Project team management

Quality

Requirements management

Risk management

Schedule and resources

Sourcing management

Stakeholder management

Start-up

Handover

Strategy and business case

Supplier relationship management

Job description

bp is seeking 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 reliable cost data, support forecasting and reporting, and provide timely cost insights to enable informed project decisions.

The role requires strong knowledge of cost management, forecasting, and contractor cost control, with experience in cost reporting, EAC development and change management within oil, gas, or