Project Controls Engineer

We are looking for experienced Project Controls Engineer – Cost & Planning professionals to support the successful delivery of our international energy projects from a cost, schedule, and overall project performance perspective. 

What You Will Do (key responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to):  

Cost Control & Financial Performance 

• Establish and maintain the Project Control Budget, translating the approved project estimate into an effective cost control structure. 

• Prepare, update, and periodically issue Cost Control Reports, providing clear visibility of budget, commitments, actual costs, accruals, forecast, and Estimate at Completion (EAC). 

• Monitor outstanding commitments and identify potential future cost impacts. 

• Identify deviations and trends providing timely analysis and recommendations to Project Management. 

• Develop and maintain project cash flow forecasts and curves.  

• Support the preparation, evaluation, and cost impact assessment of Change Orders. 

• Support Purchase Order requests, commitments, and cost allocation processes in coordination with Procurement and Project Management. 

• Review contractor and supplier progress certifications and invoices, ensuring alignment with contractual terms, approved progress, and project budgets. 

• Perform periodic budget reconciliations between Project Controls and Finance systems. 

• Coordinate with Finance on project accounting activities, including the preparation of accruals, cost reclassifications, and other required journal entries. 

Planning & Scheduling 

• Develop and maintain integrated baseline project schedules in close coordination with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Project Management teams. 

• Periodically update project schedule with actual progress and revise forecast dates, remaining durations, sequencing, and logic as required. 

• Monitor critical and near-critical paths, identify potential delays and schedule risks, and support the development of mitigation and recovery plans. 

• Prepare project S-curves and project progress calculation (earned value). 

• Review contractor and supplier schedules, assess their alignment with the overall project execution plan, and participate in regular progress and coordination meetings with contractors and suppliers. 

• Develop and maintain the project operational report/dashboard, monitoring key project KPIs, progress, schedule performance, milestones, risks, and critical issues.