Exyte

Senior Expert Project Cost Control

Exyte • $110K — $130K *
Dallas, TX 75217In-Person
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying, business administration, engineering, construction management, finance, or related field.
  • 5+ years in commercial project management, cost control, or related domains.
  • Proficient in project cost forecasting and budget control methods.
  • Experience with earned value analysis and cash flow management essential.
  • Familiarity with international EPC project delivery preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Liaise with various project leads to establish and review project budgets.
  • Maintain cost baselines and control budgets per organizational procedures.
  • Prepare comprehensive reports on revenue, budgets, and cash flows for management.
  • Monitor actual costs, commitments, and variances against project budgets.
  • Assist project managers with estimates and supporting documentation for client submissions.
  • Support finance in audit processes and maintain risk registers.
  • Interface with engineering and procurement teams for cohesive project control.

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours to promote work-life balance.
  • Professional development opportunities and training.
  • Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
  • Engagement in high-value projects with significant impact.
  • Access to resources and tools necessary for successful project management.
Full Job Description
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The Senior Cost Controller maintains Project Cost Controls System and Management Reporting for a high value project. The role is:
  • Accountable for project set-up, cost reporting, forecasting, budget management, cash flow visibility, and earned value analysis across the assigned projects.
  • Ensures that project cost performance is accurately measured, risks and opportunities are clearly reported, and commercial project management teams receive reliable information to support timely business decisions.
  • Supports Department Head to compile historical cost data, benchmark information, and lessons learned.


Explore your tasks and responsibilities

Project Setup
  • Liaise with Procurement & Subcontracts Leads, Commercial Leads and Project Managers to review and set up Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Work Package / project budgets.


Cost Reporting & Controls
  • Establish and maintain cost baselines, control budgets, and cost breakdown structures in alignment with Exyte procedure and contract requirements
  • Prepare reports on revenue (as sold), internal budgets, commitments, budget transfers, change and variation orders; forecasts and cash-flows in-line with internal management reporting requirements
  • Monitors and updates the actual and committed cost periodically and analyses these costs and trends
  • Verify cost allocations according to Work Package
  • Prepare monthly Cost Report (Ms Excel) and GPR, and Client's Reports as required
  • Prepare monthly Cash Flow and weekly Cash Flow
  • Interface effectively with engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, scheduling, and finance teams to ensure integrated project control
  • Monitor and identify variance from project current budget and previous EAC and report accordingly
  • Maintain Change Order, Budget Transfers, Trends Register and prepare supporting documents
  • Assist PMs and Project Commercial Managers with estimates and supporting documentation for CO to be submitted to Clients
  • Prepare billing memo with supporting documents for Finance to prepare invoices and entries into SAP
  • Internal liaison with Finance/Procurement/Operations to maintain efficient & accurate recording of cost expenditure and manage discrepancies for preparation of accurate and complete cost reports
  • Troubleshoot cost abnormalities in reporting data and liaise with relevant parties as necessary
  • Provide the support to Finance for External Audit and Tax Audit
  • Support Project Manager in risk review process and maintain an updated risk register
  • Support Project Manager to coordinate with all disciplines and providing input to the Manpower Management System (MMS)


Preferred experience
  • Experience managing cost control & reporting in large or complex projects.
  • Experience in international EPC project delivery environments.
  • Experience liaising with Internal and Client Project Management Team


Show your expertise

Requirements:
  • Bachelors Degree in quantity surveying, business administration, engineering, construction management, finance, or a related discipline.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in commercial project management, cost control, project controls, quantity surveying, or financial project management.
  • Strong experience in project cost forecasting, budget control, earned value analysis, cash flow forecasting, and management reporting.
  • Experience in engineering, construction, advanced technology facilities, data centres, semicon, pharmaceutical, or other complex project environments would be an advantage.


Specific Skills & Knowledge:
  • Strong knowledge of cost control, cost forecasting, project accounting, and commercial reporting.
  • Good understanding of project budgets, cost breakdown structures, work breakdown structures, earned value analysis, percentage-of-completion reporting, and cash flow management.
  • Ability to interpret project cost data and convey the insight to Project Management Team
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with enterprise resource planning system (Preferably, SAP S4 Hana), project controls, cost management, or reporting systems.
  • Strong written and spoken English.
  • Ability to communicate complex cost and commercial matters clearly to senior stakeholders.


Contact:

You want to be part of the Exyte team? We look forward to receiving your application!
For further questions and information, please do not hesitate to contact Tina Denny.

Please note that we only consider applications submitted through our application portal. Applications sent via email will not be considered due to data protection regulations.

About Exyte

Exyte is a global leader in design, engineering and construction delivering high-tech facilities, plants and factories. With a history of more than 100 years, the company has developed a unique expertise in controlled and regulated environments. Exyte has a truly global footprint, serving the most technically demanding clients in markets such as semiconductors, batteries, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and data centers. The company offers a full range of services from consulting to the managing of turnkey solutions ? delivered to the highest quality and safety standards. Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Exyte employs around 5,700 highly experienced and motivated people.
Learn more about Exyte
Size
5,700 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Net Income
$200 million
Revenue
$4 billion
NASDAQ
EXY1
* Ladders Estimates

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