Cost Controller - Brisbane, Australia - Acciona

Acciona
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Brisbane, Australia

1 month ago

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ACCIONA Energía is the biggest 100% renewable energy company with no fossil legacy in the world.

With more than 30 years of experience and operations in 20 countries on five continents, ACCIONA Energía offers a wide portfolio of tailored energy solutions so that its corporate and institutional clients can meet their decarbonisation goals.

This includes the development, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable power plants -mainly wind and photovoltaic technologies-, energy sales and management and marketing, energy services, self-consumption, electric mobility and new technologies such as storage and green hydrogen.

ACCIONA Energía is governed by the most demanding environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria.
Job Description

This role is to coordinate all activities for the cost control and financial planning of allocated ACCIONA Energia wind farm construction projects, ensuring the day-to-day cost controls are executed efficiently and effectively.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Cost Control and planning of projects, including review of approved budgets, setting budget goals, analysis and monitoring of performance against budget;
  • Develop, under guidance from the broader EPC team and in accordance with internal requirements, the project cost baseline;
  • Maintain the project cost reporting throughout the project life cycle;
  • Work closely with the Deputy Project Director, Project Manager, Contracts Manager and Finance department to monitor cost performance, and maintain cashflow forecasting;
  • Develop relationships across the project to facilitate maintenance and tracking of cost;
  • Estimate potential additional works using first principle;
  • Preparation of budget change requests for any changes to the project scope outside of the original parameters upon which the approved budget is based;
  • Cost control reporting for the project.
Required Skills and Competencies

  • A Degree or equivalent background in Engineering and/or Accounting/Business or similar will be advantageous;
  • Substantial experience in finance and cost control relating to largescale construction projects, preferably wind sector projects on both Principal and Contractor side ideally;
  • Proven competence in financial auditing, production control, financial tracking of construction projects in a matrix organisation such as ACCIONA;
  • Experience in working on sitebased construction/engineering projects;
  • Exposure to Joint Venture projects advantageous;
  • Advanced knowledge of MS Office Package especially Excel;
  • Current driver's license;
  • Fluent English. Spanish language skills highly regarded.
  • Flexibility to travel as required.
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