Philippines - Project Cost Controller

INTEC Energy Solutions PTY Limited; Makati; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

INTEC Energy Solutions PTY Limited is expanding its Philippines-based team to support AU/NZ project teams in delivering major renewable energy projects.

We are seeking an experienced Project Cost Controller to maintain budgets, prepare forecasts and provide clear cost reporting across Australia's and New Zealand's EPC projects, collaborating with international stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in project cost control and financial reporting on major capital projects.
• Experience maintaining project budgets, commitments, actual costs and ETC/EAC forecasts.
• Strong understanding of cost breakdown structures and cash flow forecasting.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with international teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project budgets, cost breakdown structures, commitments, actual expenditure, accruals and forecast costs.
• Prepare ETC, EAC and cash flow forecasts with documented assumptions.
• Monitor expenditure against budgets and identify variances, support corrective actions.
• Maintain cost and variation registers; assess financial impact of scope changes.
• Prepare regular cost reports, dashboards and financial commentary for teams.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

English communication

Education

Engineering

Project Management

Quantity Surveying

Finance

Tools

Cost management systems

Financial reporting tools

Job description

INTEC Energy Solutions is an international EPC and O&M business delivering utility-scale renewable energy projects, specialising in solar PV and battery energy storage systems (BESS). With a growing portfolio of projects across Australia and New Zealand, we are expanding our Philippines-based team to provide dedicated support to our regional operations. This is an opportunity to join an international business and work directly with our AU/NZ project teams, contributing to the financial management and successful delivery of major renewable energy projects.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Project Cost Controller to join our Philippines team, supporting EPC projects across Australia and New Zealand. Working closely with project managers, commercial, procurement and finance teams, you will maintain accurate project cost information, monitor budgets and expenditure, prepare cost forecasts and provide clear reporting on project financial performance. You will play an important role in identifying cost variances, tracking commitments and emerging risks, and ensuring project budgets and forecasts accurately reflect approved changes and actual costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Cost Management: Maintain project budgets, cost breakdown structures, commitments, actual expenditure, accruals and forecast costs.
• Cost Forecasting: Prepare and update estimate-to-complete (ETC), estimate-at-completion (EAC) and cash flow forecasts, ensuring assumptions are accurate and documented.
• Performance & Variance Analysis: Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets, identify cost variances and emerging risks, and support corrective actions.
• Change & Commercial Control: Maintain cost and variation registers, track approved changes and assess the financial impact of project scope changes and delivery constraints.
• Reporting & Analysis: Prepare regular project cost reports, dashboards and financial commentary, providing project teams with clear visibility of cost performance and forecast outcomes.

About You

You are a detail-oriented and commercially minded finance or project controls professional with experience managing project costs in a major construction or infrastructure environment. To be successful, you will bring:

• A degree or relevant qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance or a related discipline.
• Experience in project cost control, project controls or financial reporting on major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining project budgets, commitments, actual costs and ETC/EAC forecasts.
• Strong understanding of cost breakdown structures, cost coding, cash flow forecasting and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills, with experience using financial reporting or project cost management systems.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to explain cost performance clearly to project managers and stakeholders.
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and collaborate with international teams across different locations and time zones.

Experience in renewable energy, EPC, construction or infrastructure projects is highly regarded, particularly within fixed-price or lump-sum contract environments. Experience with data visualisation tools and cost management certifications will also be advantageous.

Why Join INTEC?

• Work directly with project teams across Australia and New Zealand.
• Gain exposure to major utility-scale solar and BESS projects.
• Develop your expertise in project cost management and commercial performance.
• Be part of an expanding international renewable energy business.
• Join a growing Philippines team supporting INTEC's regional operations.

Interested?

If you have project cost control experience and are looking to contribute to major international renewable energy projects, we would welcome your application.

Apply online today.