Specialist - Cost Control OCST20

Overview

Specialist role in Cost Control at KBR, responsible for cost control, forecasting and project controls on engineering and EPC projects.

What you'll do

• Independently establish and maintain control budgets.
• Own ETC/EAC and forecast phasing.
• Control engineering hours and monitor progress and productivity.
• Perform variance analysis, explaining causes, impacts and corrective actions.
• Align cost and forecast with the project schedule.
• Perform and manage project controls activity monitoring and analysis.
• Be responsible for budgeting and forecasting of project costs, management reporting (cost and revenue), internal reporting, invoicing, project cost analysis, procurement management and project monitoring and control measures.
• Handle month-end accruals and close.
• Drive process improvement and improve process workflows.

What you'll need

• 6 to 8 years of experience in cost control, cost engineering or project controls.
• Experience with an engineering background.
• Strong fundamentals in cost control techniques.
• Knowledge of IFRS, GAAP, SAP or MS Dynamics 360.
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office software and SAP.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Month-end accruals and close experience.
• Change management skills.
• Experience with process improvement and improving process workflows.
• Strong, effective written and oral communication skills.
• Highly motivated and self-starter.
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
• Proactively contributes to the team.
• Good communication skills with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Nice to have

• Excellent skills in Excel, Power Pivot and Power BI.
• Prior experience in handling detail engineering and EPC projects.

Details

• Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.