Senior Cost Controls Specialist

McDermott International, Ltd; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd seeks a Senior Cost Controls Specialist to strengthen the costing discipline across projects and to share expertise with colleagues. The role emphasizes applying best practices and solving complex cost-related problems to support delivery.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication and Construction teams, align cost, schedule and progress, and ensure robust cost control across the program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management or 7–10 years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office and cost-related processes.
• Problem-solving attitude with high coordination skills; able to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of cost, schedule, estimating and accounting interfaces; JD Edwards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understands constructability concepts and interdependencies between engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction.
• Applies contractual requirements and project implementation through cost controls processes.

Skills

Cost controls

MS Office

Problem solving

Coordination

JD Edwards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Engineering

Tools

JD Edwards

Job description

Job Overview: The Senior Cost Controls Specialist uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the costing discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the cost discipline. The Senior Cost Controls Specialist solves complex problems and uses their discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Cost Controls Specialist impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities.

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Essential Qualifications and Education:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, or related fields or 7-10 years of experience in a similar role Good knowledge of MS Office Problem-solving attitude and high level of coordination skills Ability to understand the project scope, schedule, and its relationship to cost and progress Demonstrated effectiveness in prioritizing multiple tasks, and managing efforts to meet deadlines Demonstrated effectiveness in working with others in a multifunctional team Has good working knowledge and understanding of cost, schedule, estimating, and accounting interfaces A basic understanding of JD Edwards is a plus #LI-Hybrid#LI-SJ1

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Understands constructability concepts, workflow processes (the how it's built) & related interdependencies between Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Construction Able to understand and apply contractual requirements and implementation on the project via the