Lead Specialist Project Controls

KBR, Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. in Chennai is seeking a Lead Specialist in Project Controls to manage cost forecasts, variance analysis, and monthly reporting for complex projects.

The role emphasizes scheduling milestones, procurement coordination, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering teams to ensure timely project delivery. Applicants should bring an undergraduate degree with 10+ years of relevant experience and a strong background in project controls, cost management, and financial reporting within

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and 10+ years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Forecasts, controls, and reports project costs for projects.
• Develops and provides project variances, trending and analysis of expenditures, monthly forecasts and reporting.
• Reviews project costs incurred by category, calculates future costs based on labor productivity, material price increases, subcontract, wage rates and risk analysis.
• Participates in or leads change control process. Ensures the development and completion of job progress milestones through scheduling.
• Coordinates with procurement and material managers as well as engineering work group leads pertaining to essential items of supply.
• Provides priorities for projects to guarantee completion. Contributes to forecasts and disbursements by performing schedule analysis.
• Under general supervision, solves complex problems requiring detailed knowledge of field and industry best practices in project controls.
• Uses experience and problem solving skills to develop and improve processes.
• May provide guidance to less experienced team members.
• Position also may require accounting, financial management and customer reporting responsibilities at the project level.

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Job Description:

Title:

Lead Specialist , Project Controls

Lead Specialist I Project Control

Division

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Responsibilities:

• Forecasts, controls, and reports project costs for projects.
• Develops and provides project variances, trending and analysis of expenditures, monthly forecasts and reporting.
• Reviews project costs incurred by category, calculates future costs based on labor productivity, material price increases, subcontract, wage rates and risk analysis.
• Participates in or leads change control process. Ensures the development and completion of job progress milestones through scheduling.
• Coordinates with procurement and material mangers as well as engineering work group leads pertaining to essential items of supply.
• Provides priorities for projects to guarantee completion. Contributes to forecasts and disbursements by performing schedule analysis.
• Under general supervision, solves complex problems requiring detailed knowledge of field and industry best practices in project controls.
• Uses experience and problem solving skills to develop and improve processes.
• May provide guidance to less experienced team members.
• Position also may require accounting, financial management and customer reporting responsibilities at the project level.

Qualifications including Required Education, Experience, & Skills:

• Skills required for this job are typically acquired through the completion of an undergraduate degree and 10+ years of experience.

Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability

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