Job Description

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, Southern Africa, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is currently recruiting for an experienced Lead Cost Controller to join our growing Project Services team in Perth.

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager, the Lead Cost Controller will assist in the establishment and maintenance of processes and systems on all aspects of project controls including cost management, change management, cost forecast and cost reporting. Acting as a focal point for the project team in relation to the cost function, this role presents a great opportunity to apply your experience and expertise in a collaborative, supportive and fast-paced environment.

The tasks you'll perform

• Support and lead the cost control functions on a range of projects, with varying levels of complexity.
• Manage and coordinate inputs from various team members including engineering, procurement, contracts, project and construction in order to establish detailed cost, man-hour controls and schedule.
• Deliver expert cost management insight, ensure data integrity across cost systems, and support strategic decision-making through the preparation and analysis of high-quality cost reports and forecasts.
• Provide technical expertise in the execution of Project control activities, ensuring alignment with Company and Client procedures, policies, and project requirements.
• Ensure all the budgets; forecasts and cost commitments are produced efficiently to a high standard in line with requirements.
• Support team members with re-forecasting and estimating activities to complete project cost forecasts (trending).
• Assist with the entry and administration of data into the project controls software system.
• Monitor Project performance including costs, progress against schedule and internal reviews to provide a transparent assessment of critical project performances.
• Assist Project Managers in decision making by constantly monitoring budget and expenditure changes, as well as providing regular updates of project status.
• Evaluate project progress to ensure that it is meeting budgetary and deadline objectives.

The expertise you'll bring

• 8+ years’ experience in a cost control or related role, ideally in an EPCM.
• Previous experience working on major capital resources sector projects will be considered favourably.
• Qualifications in a commerce or engineering discipline is preferred, but not essential.
• Advanced competencies with industry standard software including Microsoft Excel and cost control programmes (CMS & SAP proficiency will be highly regarded).
• Strong knowledge of Cost Controls principles, budgeting, forecasting, invoicing and change management.
• Well-developed communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across all business units.
• A self-starter who can readily adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we :

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Provide access to a benefits, rewards and recognition platform that also offers great discounts to hundreds of retailers in Australia.
• Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, 18 weeks paid maternity leave + superannuation continuance, discount and rewards programs, and much more.

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

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