Senior Cost Controller - CA Global Group

Job Description

Responsibilities

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  Cost Planning & Cost Control

   

• Establish, implement and maintain project cost control systems, procedures and reporting processes.
• Develop and maintain project budgets aligned to the approved Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).
• Monitor commitments, actual costs, accruals and expenditures against approved budgets.
• Maintain project control budgets and cost baselines throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review and validate contractor, consultant and vendor cost information.
• Ensure all costs are correctly coded, allocated and captured within approved cost control systems.
• Monitor project expenditure against approved funding allocations and cost baselines.
• Ensure financial integrity and accuracy of all project cost data.
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  Forecasting & Financial Reporting

   

• Develop and maintain project cashflow forecasts and expenditure forecasts.
• Prepare Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Estimate to Complete (ETC) forecasts.
• Monitor forecast versus actual expenditure and identify emerging cost risks.
• Analyse trends, commitments and productivity performance to improve forecasting accuracy.
• Produce monthly cost reports, dashboards and management presentations.
• Prepare executive reporting packages for project leadership, steering committees and stakeholders.
• Perform variance analysis and provide detailed explanations for budget deviations.
• Support long-range capital forecasting and funding requirements.
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  Change Management & Cost Governance

   

• Administer project change control processes and maintain change registers.
• Monitor variations, claims, contingency drawdowns and budget transfers.
• Assess commercial implications of project changes and provide cost impact evaluations.
• Support review and approval processes for project change requests.
• Ensure governance requirements and delegated authorities are adhered to.
• Maintain auditable records of approved changes and contingency usage.
• Ensure compliance with project controls procedures and financial governance standards.
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  Contracts, Procurement & Commercial Support

   

• Support procurement and tender evaluation processes.
• Assist with the commercial review of contractor and supplier submissions.
• Monitor purchase orders, commitments and contract expenditure.
• Review contractor payment claims and verify alignment with contractual obligations and progress achieved.
• Support contract administration and commercial management activities.
• Review and analyse contractor forecasts and earned value reporting where applicable.
• Monitor supplier and contractor performance from a cost perspective.
• Support commercial negotiations related to cost impacts and variations.
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  Construction & Commissioning Support

   

• Provide Owner's Team cost-control oversight throughout construction and commissioning phases.
• Interface with site construction teams to understand progress and cost implications.
• Verify field cost information and contractor reporting.
• Support cost-performance reviews during project execution.
• Monitor labour, equipment and material expenditure trends.
• Ensure integration between cost reporting, construction progress measurement and project scheduling.
• Support commissioning cost tracking and final project completion reporting.
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  Project Controls Integration

   

• Integrate cost information with project schedules and progress measurement systems.
• Support earned value management (EVM) reporting where required.
• Liaise closely with planners, schedulers and project controls personnel.
• Analyse cost and schedule performance indicators.
• Support risk identification and cost-risk assessments.
• Contribute to project performance reviews and forecasting workshops.
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  Project Close-Out

   

• Support final account reconciliation and contract close-out processes.
• Assist with project financial close-out and reporting requirements.
• Ensure all commitments and liabilities are accurately accounted for prior to project completion.
• Support transfer of cost information and final capitalisation requirements.
• Ensure all project records and cost documentation are maintained and archived appropriately.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• • Engineering
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Construction Management
  • Project Management
  • Cost Engineering
  • Finance or Commerce
  • Related discipline

   

   

  • AACE Certified Cost Professional (CCP)
  • AACE Certified Cost Technician (CCT)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
  • SACQSP Registration
  • Other recognised Project Controls or Cost Engineering certifications
  • Cost Control
  • Cost Engineering
  • Project Controls
  • Capital Project Cost Management
  • Mining
  • Mineral Processing
  • Heavy Industrial Projects
  • EPC/EPCM Environments
  • Large-Scale Capital Projects
  • Engineering
  • Procurement
  • Construction
  • Commissioning
  • Project Close-Out
  • Owner's Team environments
  • EPCM organisations
  • Mining project developments

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  • Cost Control methodologies
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Commitments and Accrual Management
  • Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Estimate to Complete (ETC) methodologies
  • Cash Flow Forecasting
  • Earned Value Management (EVM)
  • Cost Trending and Variance Analysis
  • Change Control and Claims Management
  • Progress Measurement and Performance Reporting
  • SAP
  • EcoSys
  • PRISM
  • Costrac
  • Contruent
  • Primavera P6
  • Power BI
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel

Damaran Exploration (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd invites all Namibians who are qualified, committed, competent and appropriately skilled to apply.