Senior Project Controller
Usa, Texas, Houston
Experience: 6-9 Years
Renewable Energy
Introduction
Senior Project Controller
Experience
* Oversee Engineering, Procurement and Construction ("EPC"), construction, supplier, and consulting agreements to ensure compliance with financial requirements, budget alignment, and effective cost control across capital projects.
About this role
* Lead the maintenance of project controls systems and cost reporting to support accurate tracking of project performance and financial outcomes.
* Develop executive-level reports and dashboards while driving continuous improvement in project controls governance, reporting standards, and data integrity.
* Support project financing activities including financial close requirements, lender reporting, funding requests, and cash flow tracking, for renewable energy capital projects.
* Coordinate with multiple stakeholders to support financial compliance and capital forecasting.
* Lead project controls activities for renewable energy capital projects including cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
* Establish and maintain project budgets, cost baselines, cost control, cash flow forecasts, and contingency tracking throughout the project life cycle.
* Perform variance analyses and provide recommendations to mitigate cost and project delivery risks throughout the project lifecycle, supporting risk management activities as required.
* Advanced understanding of project controls capability and maturity assessments.
* Strong understanding and ability to analyze earned value management (EVM) and key performance indicator (KPI) performance.
* Good understanding of financial-related construction contract concepts, language, requirements and terms.
* Experience working on major capital projects/programs with familiarity with activities, stage gate process and management.
* Able to lead and guide best practice solutions in the development of cost controls and cost-related performance processes and digital solutions.
* Ability to mentor and develop project controls personnel while promoting best practices and technical competency development.
* Strong communication skills and ability to liaise across multidisciplinary teams, including Business Development, Finance, Accounting, Contracts Management, Project Management groups and external counterparties.
* Experience managing project controls activities across multiple projects or large capital programs within a construction and procurement environment.
* Support cost-related project governance reviews/audits, stage gate approvals, and executive decision-making processes throughout the project lifecycle.
Is this you?
Qualifications and Knowledge
* 5-10 years of construction and/or procurement project controls experience within major capital and infrastructure projects.
* Degree qualification or equivalent in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Quantity Surveying, Project Management or related field.
* Excellent analytical and cost control skills.
* Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and MS Office suite.
* Experience with ERP and project management systems (e.g., Oracle, Power BI, D365, InEight, Procure, SAP) preferred.
* Experience within renewable energy sectors is highly desirable.
* Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with excellent attention to detail.
* Strong and proven understanding of project controls principles, including cost control, forecasting, earned value management (EVM), and project performance reporting.
What we offer
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