Cost Controller – Petrochemical Projects

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Cost Controller to join a leading petrochemical project team. The role involves delivering robust cost control, forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting across major brownfield and turnaround projects, ensuring expenditures stay aligned with approved budgets and project objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, monitor, and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and cost reports.
• Track actual costs, commitments, accruals, and cash flow against approved budgets.
• Perform cost variance analysis and identify potential overruns.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cost performance reports for project management and stakeholders.
• Support project managers with cost forecasting and earned value analysis.
• Monitor contractor expenditures and review invoices for contractual compliance.
• Assist with change management, variation orders, and budget revisions.
• Coordinate with Planning, Procurement, Contracts, Engineering, Construction, and Finance teams to ensure accurate cost tracking.
• Identify cost‑saving opportunities and provide recommendations.
• Support project close‑out activities and final cost reporting.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Accounting, Project Controls or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of cost control experience in the petrochemical, refining or downstream oil & gas sector.
• Proven experience with major turnarounds, shutdowns and brownfield projects.
• Strong understanding of EPC environments and project control methodologies.

Required skills

• Proficiency with SAP.
• Proficiency with Oracle.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience using project‑controls reporting systems.