Senior Cost & Project Controls Consultant

Midvaal Recruitment; Vanderbijlpark; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Midvaal Recruitment is seeking a Senior Cost & Project Controls Consultant in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. The ideal candidate will have 5–10 years of experience in engineering and manufacturing, with a strong focus on costing and project controls. Responsibilities include developing costing models, analyzing job profitability, and driving management reporting. A relevant qualification in Finance or Engineering is essential, along with advanced Microsoft Excel skills. This role requires analytical and operational expertise, bridging finance and production.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience within engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong experience in job costing, budgeting, forecasting, and project reporting.
• Strong analytical, commercial, and operational mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve costing models, labour recovery rates, and machine billing structures.
• Analyse job profitability, margins, overhead recovery, and operational efficiencies.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Implement and maintain practical cost control procedures and reporting systems.
• Support estimating and quotation validation for engineering and fabrication projects.
• Improve ERP/job costing system governance, reporting accuracy, and data integrity.
• Monitor WIP, utilisation, operational performance, and project profitability.
• Identify process improvements, waste reduction opportunities, and cost‑saving initiatives.
• Work closely with workshop, fabrication, operations, commercial, and finance teams.

Skills

Management Accounting

Cost Accounting

Cost Engineering

Project Controls

Estimating & Commercial Costing

Industrial Engineering

Education

Relevant qualification in Finance, Cost & Management Accounting, Industrial Engineering, Cost Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP/job costing systems

Job description

Senior Cost & Project Controls Consultant

Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng

MID657

A well‑established engineering and manufacturing group is seeking an experienced and commercially driven professional to take ownership of costing, project controls, management reporting, estimating, and operational financial analysis across multiple business units.

This opportunity is ideal for candidates with experience in:

• Management Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Cost Engineering
• Project Controls
• Estimating & Commercial Costing
• Industrial Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and improve costing models, labour recovery rates, and machine billing structures
• Analyse job profitability, margins, overhead recovery, and operational efficiencies
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting
• Implement and maintain practical cost control procedures and reporting systems
• Support estimating and quotation validation for engineering and fabrication projects
• Improve ERP/job costing system governance, reporting accuracy, and data integrity
• Monitor WIP, utilisation, operational performance, and project profitability
• Identify process improvements, waste reduction opportunities, and cost‑saving initiatives
• Work closely with workshop, fabrication, operations, commercial, and finance teams

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant qualification in Finance, Cost & Management Accounting, Industrial Engineering, Cost Engineering, or related field
• 5–10 years of experience within engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, or heavy industrial environments
• Strong experience in job costing, budgeting, forecasting, and project reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and reporting capability
• Experience with ERP/job costing systems
• Strong analytical, commercial, and operational mindset

This role suits a hands‑on individual who is comfortable working between the finance office and the production floor, turning operational data into meaningful commercial insights and practical decision‑making tools.