Cost Control Expert

Aretè & Cocchi Technology; Italia; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

An established industry player is seeking a Cost Control Expert to join its Project Cost Control Department. This role involves ensuring accurate and timely cost analysis and reporting on projects, contributing to effective project management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project controls, with proficiency in tools like SAP and Microsoft Excel. You will be part of a dynamic team, collaborating on various projects while ensuring budget adherence and variance analysis. If you're passionate about driving project success and enhancing cost management practices, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Competenze

• 4-6 years of project controls experience as a Cost Controller.
• Professional qualifications in Cost Management or Project Management preferred.

Mansioni

• Analyze project contracts and prepare cost breakdown structures.
• Collect and analyze project costs for forecasting and accruals.

Conoscenze

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Team Building

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Strumenti

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

DEPARTMENT/FUNCTION: Project Cost Control

Saipem is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore. Saipem is “One Company” organized into five business lines - Asset Based Services, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures, Robotics & Industrialized Solutions. The company has 8 fabrication yards and an offshore fleet of 23 construction vessels (of which 21 owned and 2 owned by third parties and managed by Saipem) and 15 drilling rigs, of which 8 owned. Always oriented towards technological innovation, the company’s purpose is “Engineering for a sustainable future”. As such Saipem is committed to supporting its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero, with increasingly digital means, technologies and processes geared for environmental sustainability. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than 50 countries around the world and employs about 30,000 people of over 120 nationalities.

Always committed to promoting and supporting the values of diversity and inclusion, Saipem confirms its commitment to valuing differences as a source of mutual enrichment. To this end, it promotes and encourages conditions that allow the removal of every obstacle that limits the full expression of people and their complete development within the organization. It protects and guarantees work conditions that respect individual dignity while promoting a collaborative, harmonious, fair and supportive work environment.

Saipem is looking for a Cost Control Expert to join our Department Project Cost Control. The Senior Cost Control ensures an accurate, timely and value-added analysis and reporting on a project. The discipline contributes to the effective running of projects and comprises responsibility for, but not limited to cost performance status reporting.

The role ensures the provision of all Cost Control functionality on the project including budget set up, updates and monitoring, change management, variation estimating, cost reporting, risk contingency and management as well as all forecasting activities. The role reports directly to Project Cost Manager, functionally and to Project Control Manager and/or Cost Controller Coordinator, directly, depending on the scale of the project.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and understand the Project Contract and Scope of Work for preparing the Project Cost Breakdown structure.
• Collect and analyze all project costs (actual, committed and estimate to complete) for forecast purpose and accruals calculation.
• Ensure in-depth analysis and reporting of variances on a periodic basis.
• Produce short and long-term cash flow projections continuously and timely.
• Participate in estimating Variation Orders and implement validated budgets into the cost control system.

QUALIFICATION: Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Engineering, Construction Management or Business Administration). Professional Qualifications ideally in Cost Management, Project Management or Engineering.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4 - 6 years project controls experience as a Cost Controller. Understanding of the EPC projects.

IT SKILLS: Experience in working with databases like SAP. Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Excel Advanced).

SOFT SKILLS:

• Excellent organizational and communication skills, a strong team building attitude and results oriented.
• Attitude to work and collaborate with an international team.
• Attitude to detail analysis and capacity to provide precise and logical synthesis.

LOCATION: Milan (IT) - Availability for transfers is required.

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