(senior) Financial Project Controller

3 weeks ago


United Kingdom Hays Full time

Senior Project Controller Warrington

Support your Engineering Project Manager (EPM) in monitoring, controlling, and reporting on engineering projects.
Manage projects ranging from Concept Design to Execution Design across various sectors including Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy, Utilities, Chemicals, and Food.
Handle medium to large projects, both greenfield and brownfield, typically up to 30,000 hours.
Depending on project size and complexity, work on either a single project or a portfolio of projects.
Ensure the integrity and effectiveness of planning/scheduling, cost control, project change control, and project risk management in line with the contract.
Set up the project schedule and reporting system according to project contract requirements.
Update and monitor the project schedule and control estimate with input from discipline lead engineers, procurement manager, and EPM, challenging reported progress if necessary.
Provide planning and cost information (e.g., histograms, S-curves, performance indices) required for progress reports.
Identify changes in resource requirements for projects.
Identify risks to the programme or budget and advise the EPM accordingly.

Previous experience as a project controls engineer in an Engineering/EPCM/EPC company within the specified sectors.
Experience in setting up an engineering project schedule and reporting system.
Sound knowledge of multidiscipline engineering projects and a solid understanding of interdependencies and logic links between intra- and inter-discipline activities and deliverables.
Experience working on large-scale portfolios, programmes, or projects.
Sound knowledge of and experience with various phases of engineering and construction projects – concept, FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning.
Experience and good understanding of working with common standard forms of contract (NEC3 and 4, FIDIC, etc.).
Strong understanding of Project Controls practices, processes, and tools, including standard metrics such as BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, SPI, CPI.
Significant capability in the use of scheduling software (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint) and SAP.
Experience in the use of various cost control, risk management, and reporting tools.
Result-oriented mindset, with a focus on helping the EPM complete projects profitably.

Qualification from APE (Association of Planning Engineers) and/or AcosteE (Association of Cost Engineers).

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