Senior Cost Controller

Phoenix, Arizona, United States (Hybrid)

DRA Global Limited is an international multi-disciplinary engineering, project delivery and operations management group, predominantly focused on the mining, minerals and metals industry.

The Group has an extensive track record spanning almost four decades across a wide range of commodities. Our teams have deep expertise in the mining, minerals and metals processing industries, as well as related non-process infrastructure such as water and energy solutions.

DRA covers all major mining centers with offices across Africa and the Middle East, North and South America, and the Asia-Pacific.

Reporting to DRA Americas’
** Lead Cost Controller**, you will be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining project cost control systems, budgets, forecasts and reporting for major mining and minerals processing projects within a multidisciplinary Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) environment. The Senior Cost Controller will oversee and coordinate cost control activities, support project performance monitoring, and work closely with project managers, engineering, procurement, project services and other stakeholders to ensure effective cost management throughout the project lifecycle.

• Establish and maintain project cost control systems, cost coding structures, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and control budgets.
• Monitor and maintain project budgets, commitments, actual costs, cash-flow and forecasts.
• Prepare and update project cost forecasts, including Final Forecast Cost (FFC) and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
• Conduct cost variance analysis, identify potential overruns and under-runs, and proactively recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor project contingency, escalation, foreign exchange and other cost-related risks.
• Incorporate approved project changes and Project Change Notices (PCNs) into project budgets and forecasts.
• Support the development and implementation of cost control procedures, project controls standards and reporting processes.

• Prepare and present monthly cost reports, dashboards, trend reports and cost performance analyses.
• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) and other project performance measurement methodologies.
• Develop and maintain cost curves, cash flow projections and cost profiles using project schedules and progress data.
• Coordinate monthly forecasting and cost review meetings with project managers, engineers, quantity surveyors and other stakeholders.
• Reconcile project cost information between DRA, clients, procurement, accounting and contracting partners.
• Import and validate detailed actual cost and commitment data, ensuring accurate and timely project reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost reporting, data integrity and project control processes.

• Reconcile procurement commitments against contracts, purchase orders and the project commitment register.
• Allocate budgets to procurement packages and perform scope, pricing and budget reconciliations to support award recommendations.
• Monitor commitments, payments and procurement costs against approved budgets and forecasts.
• Participate in project trending and change management processes, ensuring approved changes are reflected in project cost forecasts.
• Coordinate with procurement, estimating, project accounting and contract administration teams to maintain accurate cost information.

• Develop and maintain EPCM man-hour schedules, budgets and forecasts.
• Track actual man-hours and update forecasts in coordination with project managers before month-end reporting.
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