Head of Project Controls, Energy Division

7 months ago

Lowestoft, United Kingdom James Fisher and Sons plc Full time

**About the Role**:
**Head of Project Controls, Energy Division**

**Permanent, Full Time**

**Location: Flexible, Travel will be required**

**About**

Provide functional leadership of all Product Line Cost Control and Planner resources within the Energy Division. Ensure all projects and services are adequately supported, with all project planning and cost management requirements satisfied. Ensure all projects, services, products and operations have accurate financial visibility enabling real-time informed decision-making by the nominated Project or Service Delivery Managers.

Oversee and successfully implement best practice cost control processes and systems across all Product Lines. Functionally manage PCON resources to provide process development and guidance, support, and monitoring compliance of Group procedures. Own and oversee the development of training and PCON competency frameworks including for all PCON resources across the group.

Working in close collaboration with Group Business Excellence function.

**Role Responsibilities**
- Leadership of the PCON resources including functional responsibilities for all divisional cost controllers and planners.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, guidance and support to PCON resources and intervention to address performance issues.
- Ensure effective cost control and planning of all projects, services and products including internal capital investment projects.
- Define and own mechanism for ensuring visibility of divisional asset utilisation in support of operational planning and white book rate accuracy.
- Track, monitor and maximise utilisation of all divisional PCON resources including allocation of cost controllers and planners to be embedded within assigned Product Lines, projects and services, in accordance with Divisional requirements.
- Monitor PCON resources competency, including competency mapping and specialised divisional requirements to ensure correct allocation of PCON resources to each Product Line, projects and services.
- Coaching and development of cost controllers in relation to measuring and administering budget contingency, forecasting accuracy and subsequent escalation to the nominated Project Manager. This shall include highlighting potential opportunities for maximising revenues via Variation Orders as a result of scope change / increased costs.
- Coaching and development of planners in relation to identifying critical path schedule risks and subsequent escalation to the nominated Project Manager / Delivery Manager
- Oversee the continual development and training of PCON resources in accordance with business requirements, including the development of training and competency frameworks for all resources within this function
- In collaboration with other functions, oversee and assure implementation of relevant Group processes. Aid development of common processes and reporting wherever applicable by product line type (projects/services/rentals/manufacturing).
- Generate and manage PCON functional capability ensuring competent resources are allocated to Product Lines, projects and services; enabling divisional and group leadership to have continuous visibility of financial and schedule performance.
- Support Product Line FDs in the implementation of “White Book Rates” for all equipment assets and human resource professional roles.
- Responsible for ensuring approved “White Book Rates” are universally utilised.
- Support the finance department to perform H1 and H2 reviews of “White Book Rates” and adjust accordingly.
- Ensure timely reporting of Projects and Services P&L status against control budget, including PSRs as appropriate.
- Ensure Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) events are calculated accurately in line with JFS Group Procedure.

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Essential**:

- Qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA. Equivalent industry experience may be considered.
- Demonstrated management experience
- Relevant experience within a project environment involving cost engineering related duties and responsibilities
- Good written and verbal interpersonal communication skills

**Desirable**:

- Continuous Improvement qualification
- Experience and knowledge of the Offshore / Energy sectors (highly desirable)
- International business experience (desirable)

**Critical Success Measures**
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting on a weekly / monthly basis
- Variance analysis of actual vs. control budget
- Ensure Finance departments have accurate data to facilitate timely issuing of invoices in accordance with Contract payment milestones and monitoring of all receivables
- Detailed visibility of asset utilisation across the division

If this sounds like the ideal next step in your career, then click ‘apply’ now

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