Principal Project Control Specialist

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions. Major accountabilities of Position: Project Execution: Provide specialist project control services for the support of the Worley project control system. Assist the Business Systems Group in the rollout of the project control system including initial configuration and contribution to training activities. Liaise with project teams to ensure the correct utilisation of the project control system based on project specific requirements and corporate guidelines. Project Set-Up - working with project management, system administration and document controls to develop a project set-up that facilitates both internal and external Project Services requirements). Planning/Scheduling - Provide Project Planning/Scheduling services to project teams to ensure that completion dates are being met. Cost Management/Control - Provide cost control services to project teams to ensure proper project cost management and profitability monitoring. Project Analysis and Forecasting - Analyse costs/schedules and report on any anomalies, fluctuations, unusual occurrences or other spending concerns that could impact the project final cost forecast and expected completion date. Proposal Support - Provide Planning/Scheduling and cost estimation/commercial support for proposals. Interface Management - facilitating communication between and among Project-Managers, Discipline Leads, System Administrator and Document Controller. Take ownership of the cost control and ensure integrity of the data being processed, coordinate with Finance if required, prior to report submission to management or for the purpose of PCS/WPR meetings. Liaise with clients to clarify cost related issues and develop timely and meaningful monthly invoices. Ensure payment of invoices according to contract terms. Project Deliverables: Review and develop data interfaces for third party project systems, as required. Prepare and control Work Orders (WO). Implement financial controls including controlling authorisations of expenditure and cash flow projections. Project Updates – provide weekly progress-collection & updates; schedule updates; cost control & management; change order/variation management; cash flow status; subcontractor progress management; weekly upload of project data to Project Controls Database. Project Reporting - issue of internal weekly project status/productivity reports and Clients External progress reports - Preparation of monthly financial reports for the project. Also prepare other financial analysis as required on an adhoc basis. Quality Control - ensuring projects are controlled, monitored, and documented according Project Services standards /specifications; conduct timely Project Controls audits on project level. Worley, Vision, Purpose & Values: Understands and communicates Worley’s Vision, Purpose & Values and translates the strategy into practical goals and objectives for self and team members. Quality Assurance: Ensures reporting is error free, and works within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance systems. Safety: Responsible for personal safety and working within the Occupational Health & Safety procedures. Competent in implementing HSE in the design process, focuses on process safety and strives to use best practice. General Accountabilities: Comply and keep up to date with the behaviour and business practices outlined in Worley Processes, and with all applicable laws, regulations and standards.