Cost Control Expert
JOB TITLE: Cost Control Expert
BUSINESS LINE: Corporate
DEPARTMENT/FUNCTION: Project Cost Control
Saipem is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore. Saipem is “One Company” organized into five business lines - Asset Based Services, Energy Carriers, Offshore Wind, Sustainable Infrastructures, Robotics & Industrialized Solutions. The company has 8 fabrication yards and an offshore fleet of 23 construction vessels (of which 21 owned and 2 owned by third parties and managed by Saipem) and 15 drilling rigs, of which 8 owned. Always oriented towards technological innovation, the company’s purpose is “Engineering for a sustainable future”. As such Saipem is committed to supporting its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero, with increasingly digital means, technologies and processes geared for environmental sustainability. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than 50 countries around the world and employs about 30,000 people of over 120 nationalities.
Always committed to promoting and supporting the values of diversity and inclusion, Saipem confirms its commitment to valuing differences as a source of mutual enrichment. To this end, it promotes and encourages conditions that allow the removal of every obstacle that limits the full expression of people and their complete development within the organization. It protects and guarantees work conditions that respect individual dignity, while promoting a collaborative, harmonious, fair and supportive work environment.
Saipem is looking for a Cost Control Expert to join our Department Project Cost Control. The Senior Cost Control ensures an accurate, timely and value added analysis and reporting on a project. The discipline contributes to the effective running of projects and comprises responsibility for, but not limited to cost performance status reporting.
The role ensures the provision of all Cost Control functionality on the project including budget set up, updates and monitoring, change management, variation estimating, cost reporting, risk contingency and management as well as all forecasting activities. The role reports directly to Project Cost Manager, functionally and to Project Control Manager and/or Cost Controller Coordinator, directly, depending on the scale of the project.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze and understand the Project Contract and Scope of Work for preparing the Project Cost Breakdown structure
- Collect and analyze all project costs (actual, committed and estimate to complete) for forecast purpose and accruals calculation.
- Ensure in-depth analysis and reporting of variances on a periodic basis.
- Produce short and long-term cash flow projections continuously and timely.
- Participate in estimating Variation Orders and implement validated budgets into the cost control system
QUALIFICATION: Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Engineering, Construction Management or Business Administration). Professional Qualifications ideally in Cost Management, Project Management or Engineering.
KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Fluent in english
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4 - 6 years project controls experience as a Cost Controller. Understanding of the EPC projects.
IT SKILLS: Experience in working with databases like SAP. Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Excel Advanced).
SOFT SKILLS:
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, a strong team building attitude and results oriented.
- Attitude to work and collaborate with an international team
- Attitude to detail analysis and capacity to provide precise and logical synthesis
LOCATION: Milan (IT) - Availability for transfers is required
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