Sr Specialist - Cost Control

KBR, Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. in Chennai, India, seeks a Sr. Specialist - Cost Control to lead cost control across offshore developments, including FPSO facilities, jackets, and topside modules. You will forecast, trend, and report expenditures, ensuring alignment with contract terms and EV management practices.

Ideal candidates have 10–15 years of cost control experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with SAP PS and Excel to support multi-project portfolios and fast-track schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or finance preferred.
• 10 to 15 years of project cost controls experience required.
• Experience with cost systems to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Strong business and analytical acumen.
• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills for interdisciplinary work.
• Proficiency in SAP PS cost system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze project cost spending trends vs budget and forecast.
• Develop and maintain cost control tools to track cost, commitments, revenues and forecast.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts with accounting counterparts.
• Manage and validate cost components across multiple projects.
• Implement change management processes and systems with project teams.
• Knowledge of EV management principles and EV process implementation.

Skills

Cost control analysis

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal communication

Project controls experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP PS

Excel

SAP WBS structures

Job description

Job Description:

Title:

Sr. Specialist - Cost Control

KBR’s Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) group is looking forLead Offshore Structural Designer / Checker to support a Major Offshore Oil & Gas Development Project involving FPSO facilities, jacket platforms, topside modules, living quarters, and fixed offshore installations. The project includes execution of Detailed Engineering phases under complex marine environmental conditions, requiring advanced 3D modelling integration, multidisciplinary coordination, strict offshore compliance standards, and delivery within fast-track schedules across global execution centres.

Forecasts, controls, and reports project costs needed within an organization. Develops and provides project variances, trending and analysis of expenditures, and completion reports. Reviews project costs incurred by category, calculates future costs based on labor productivity, material price increases, subcontract, wage rates and risk 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. Will provide oversight and guidance to less experienced team members.

Responsibilities:

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  Responsible for the analysis of project cost spending trends vs budget vs forecast.

  
  


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  Develop, implement and maintain project cost control tools used to track cost, commitments, revenues, forecast, budgets, change management, progress measurement, etc.

  
  


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  Prepare project cash flow forecasts in coordination with the accounting counterparts.

  
  


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  Able to manage and validate project cost components based on contract terms that vary between projects.

  
  


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  Implement effective change management processes, procedures and systems in collaboration with project teams.

  
  


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  Knowledge of earned value (EV) management principles and methods. Implement and maintain an EV process on projects.

  
  


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  Facilitate project cost and performance reviews with project teams and clients.

  
  

Qualifications:

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  Bachelor’s Degree in related Business, Accounting or Finance degree preferred.

  
  


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  10 to 15 years of project cost controlsexperience required.

  
  


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  Mustbe experienced inutilizing cost systemstomanage cost performance on a portfolio of several projects concurrently.

  
  


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  Strong business and analytical acumen.

  
  


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  Advanced interpersonal and communication skills to achieve results in an interdisciplinary work environment.

  
  


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  Proficiency in SAP PS cost system preferred.

  
  


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  Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft office products.

  
  


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  Knowledge of SAP WBS structures preferred.

  
  


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  Self starter who can take a leadership role in ensuring that an effective cost controls processis implemented and maintained across a portfolio of projects.

  
  


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  Knowledge of cost controls related with home office engineering work.

  
  


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  Knowledge ofcost controls related with field maintenance and construction work performed in process plants.

  
  

Decarbonization – Energy Transition – Sustainability