Lead Cost Controller
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 22, 2026. Airswift scores B on the Alion truth index.
Job reference
1280695
Location
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Sector
Others
Function
Budget / Cost Control
Employment type
Contract
Date published
September 22, 2026
Job Title: Lead Cost Controller
Duration: 12 months contract
Schedule: 5 days a week
Location: Perth
This opportunity is focused on providing cost control, forecasting, and performance reporting support within major capital projects. The role works closely with project delivery, planning, procurement, and finance teams to maintain accurate cost visibility and support effective project controls. This position offers involvement across earned value, change management, cash flow forecasting, and reporting in EPCM, EPC, offshore, and oil & gas environments.
Required Experience:
- 10+ years of cost control experience within EPCM, EPC, offshore, FPSO, oil & gas, or major capital project environments.
- Experience managing TIC, engineering hours, procurement costs, and contractor cost control activities.
- Experience supporting cost forecasting, earned value performance, change management, and financial reporting across complex project delivery environments.
- Experience working with project managers, planners, procurement, and finance teams to support project objectives within approved budgets and schedules.
- Experience in multi-discipline engineering and procurement environments.
Required Skills:
- Strong understanding of cost management, forecasting, variance analysis, earned value management, and change management.
- Ability to establish and maintain project cost control systems, budgets, forecasts, and reporting processes.
- Capability to prepare weekly and monthly cost reports, ETC, EAC, cash flow forecasts, accruals, and variance analysis.
- Proficiency in EcoSys, ERP systems, Excel, and Power BI.
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and commercial awareness skills.
- Ability to maintain project controls data and support governance and compliance procedures.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in FPSO, offshore brownfield modifications, operations support, shutdowns, and sustaining capital projects.
- Familiarity with offshore project execution, vendor management, and TIC cost management.
If you are interested in this opportunity and meet the above criteria, please submit your updated CV to [email protected] +61 8 6187 6167
Only Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents (PR) will be considered for this role.
About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.
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