Cost Controller III - Contract

ConocoPhillips is a leading oil and gas company, which is hiring a Cost Controller III for contract in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Willow Infrastructure Cost Control Specialist position performs under the direction of the Cost Control Lead- Infrastructure and will be accountable for oversight of certain components of the Willow Infrastructure cost, change management and reporting. The assignment will include participation in the Infrastructure Project Controls Leadership team meetings and other assignments as required.

Responsibilities 

The Willow Infrastructure Cost Control Specialist reports to the Cost Control Lead Infrastructure and may be responsible for:

• Supporting the Implementation and maintenance of the integrated project cost management system assuring timely and accurate cost data input to the system.
• Develop monthly (VOWD) and prepare the monthly Accrual
• Develop monthly (VOWF) and the monthly phasing
• Reporting status of all project costs and time phased spend plans for cost and production trends, forecast at completion [FAC] analysis, cost variance analysis for use by all major project stakeholders and senior management/executive review.
• Develop total project cost, performance, and forecast reports for review by project team.
• Develop monthly cash flow report and variance analyses.
• Work in SAP to download and evaluate actual cost. Also, upload cost information into SAP.
• Analyzing all incoming program and project cost data and providing an early warning process by variance and trend analysis and recommending viable recovery or work around plans as required to the Project Teams.
• Managing the Contractor’s change/trend process and stewarding the owner’s trend and change management process.
• Coordinate and expedite the preparation and approval of project change management documents.
• Registering and evaluating all change orders for cost impact.
• Ensure all approved and pending changes are incorporated into the project plan/forecast and communicate those with the Project Lead and the Project Controls Lead.
• Coordinating the development of the monthly changes based on project cost forecast, the monthly trend and change reporting and the monthly contingency drawdown.
• Review project invoices/charges for approval.
• Ensure all contracts and WBS elements are closed at project/phase completion.
• Coordinating with the Infrastructure Planning/Scheduling Lead to ensure that the project budget aligns with the project schedule and the execution plan timelines.
• Interfacing and coordinating with the project teams and Contractor’s Cost specialists (where necessary) to ensure that cost data is incorporated into the integrated project budget and forecast in a timely and accurate manner.
• Review/approve contractor cost reports.
• Analyze contractor-prepared cost performance reports using Earned Value methods
• Assisting in coordination of flow of information related to contractor input into the contractor’s estimate and to the recasting effort associated with the overall control estimate.
• Ensure all contracts and WBS elements are closed at project/phase completion.
• Coordinate the preparation and approval of Purchase Orders and Requisitions to authorize work.
• Coordinate with SCM for the proper project close-out.

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree and/or equivalent experience
• Proven management and staff leadership skills
• 5+ years experience on major capital projects in Oil & Gas, Refinery or Petrochemical environments in assignments of increasing responsibility, complexity and scale.
• High technical competency in the field of Project Controls with an expertise in Cost Budgeting and Forecasting (Work in Progress/Earned Value), Change Management, Accruals and General Accounting, as well as expert use of Project Controls systems.

Preferred Skills:

• BS Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or other appropriate field or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of proprietary computer software systems used for project management, tracking, controlling and reporting (SAP, PIMS, Other)
• Demonstrated ability for development of reports for and presentations to management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Requirements

• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and meet deadlines.  
• Builds strong relationships based on trust and seeks opportunities to collaborate across the matrix/organizational boundaries to achieve business goals.
• Efficiently prioritize work to meet deadlines. 
• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments.

Additional Information

• Willing and able to travel 25% of the time.
• This Role will be based in Anchorage.

 ConocoPhillips contract opportunities are for project-based or other short-term engagements that require specialized skills. Successful candidates for contract opportunities will not be considered employees of ConocoPhillips or any of its subsidiaries nor will candidates be eligible for employment benefits. Candidates looking for regular full-time employment opportunities should begin their search here: https://careers.conocophillips.com/