Projects Control Engineer
Lagos, LA, NG
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What role you will play in our team
The Project Controls Engineer (PCE) specializes in Cost Engineering and Project Controls. To enable successful competitive outcomes, the PCE is fully integrated within the project teams, working closely with project development and execution resources to deliver industry leading projects. While schedule & cost performance is owned by the project manager; the PCE utilizes discipline knowledge and toolkit to provide key insights to project team and the business through analysis and clear communication and supports the completion of the project per the Project Objectives and Strategies (POS)
Primary work location is Lagos, Nigeria. With potential for assignments to other company work sites, contractor and or third party sites.
The closing date for this opportunity is Friday 23rd May 2025.
What you will do
- Provide cost estimate input into POS, Right Scope, Gate / funding reviews, execution planning strategies and overall project implementation.
- Lead screening, stage 2, stage 3 cost estimate development with project / business team input
- Drive implementation of benchmarking feedback into project basis
- Coordinate/facilitate stage 3 scope / cost tracking and timely development of estimate recast to control budget for assigned projects.
- Steward appropriated cost from early stages through execution and startup including Owner's Cost for assigned project.
- Provide monthly status/ progress reports and/or forecast updates for assigned projects in coordination with project team input.
- Track spend and progress, analyse Opportunities & Vulnerabilities areas; recommend corrective actions to project team.
- Provide cost inputs into contract strategy development, contract administration and implementation.
- Provide input to the accounting team for accrual booking consistent with Work In Place and reversal of accrual for booked invoices
- Invoice Attestation to ensure payment is consistent with value received.
- Lead end project benchmarking activities / feedback and support reappraisals and actual project cost data feedback.
- Develop and update cost estimating guidelines.
- Support external stakeholder interfaces – budget/work program preparation, cash calls, performance reviews, etc.
- Support compliance with business controls policies including support for Project Closeout process (as applicable) Identify, drive, and promote capital efficiency, innovations, and initiatives
About you
Skills and Qualifications
- Project Controls
- Cost Engineering
- Data Foundation/Analytics
- Site Safety
- Contracting/Subcontracting
- Execution Planning
- Benchmarking
- Collaborates
- Communicates Effectively
- Courage of Conviction
- Makes Sound Decisions
- Creates Business Value
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
Preferred Qualifications/ Experience:
- Thorough and extensive knowledge of:
- Project controls principles, theories, and concepts
- ExxonMobil practices, processes, and expectations with respect to project controls
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
- 5+ years’ experience spanning project management/execution and production/facilities engineering.
- Willing to relocate to required project site
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