Project Cost Controller

Air Liquide•Houston, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions is seeking a Project Cost Controller for EPC capital projects ranging from $30 million to $250 million. The role involves functional reporting to Project Managers and direct reporting to the Manager of Operations and Project Controls. The company emphasizes diversity and inclusion, and candidates must have valid US employment authorization without requiring visa sponsorship. Air Liquide is committed to sustainability, climate change, and energy transition.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance or equivalent is required.
Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
3-5 years experience in project cost control in petrochemicals, oil & gas, mining, infrastructure or nuclear industry or similar construction industry.
Ability to work effectively on multiple projects with competing priorities and deadlines.
Strong analytical & organization skills with excellent attention to detail.
Strong written and verbal communication skills including presentation delivery to large / small group.
Autonomy and self-initiative to proactively gather necessary information from cross-functional sources.

Nice To Haves

Scheduling experience.
Master MS office project or Primavera (P6).
Experience with SAP ERP system.
Experience with Power BI.
Experience in EPC project environment.

Responsibilities

Implement appropriate cost controlling processes for EPC capital projects.
Develop and maintain cost baseline and associated forecast for 2/3 projects in accordance with the defined cost breakdown structure and company guidelines.
Control and monitor all project expenditures, monitor commitments/exposure, engineering hours, and cash flow.
Analyze all additional charges or claims from suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure that all potential project costs are captured and properly recorded.
Focus on construction activities with subcontractors and vendors, review T&M works and provide forecast.
Coordinate with Accounting for cost reconciliations.
Coordinate the maintenance of the project register for the tracking of quantities (civil, steel, piping, E&I, staffing & manhours).
Analyze cost uncertainties and capex risks and implement the foregoing for monte-carlo simulations.
Forecast the Percentage of Completion of projects through completion for proper financial planning.
Ensure the proper maintenance of supporting systems and data files.
Collaborate with Project Manager to issue reliable Project Status Report (schedule & progress, key events, cost report, hours report, risks and contract highlights, etc.), the project Risk reporting and potential ad-hoc reports requested by Management.
Ensure the project data quality reported through the different systems and databases (Project Status Reports, Power BI, etc.).
Attend project review meetings with stakeholders and support Project Manager to explain the project financial situation to Management.
Actively contribute in development and global support of cost management and benchmarking tools as well as continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with Project Development to provide feedbacks, lessons learnt and benchmarks in order to support the estimating of future projects.