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KBR, Inc.

Project Control Specialist

To improve the world responsibly and safely.

  • Business operations

  • Full-time

  • Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia

  • Visa sponsorship · No

  • Mid Level · A role for someone with some well-developed knowledge and skills they can bring to the role and team. Typically within 2-5 years of experience.

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Why KBR, Inc.

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KBR employs approximately 30,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission-critical roles in 34 countries.

KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.

About the role

KBR is involved in a range of exciting projects across market sectors including Energy, Resources, Water, Civil, and Rail infrastructure and we currently have an exciting opportunity for a talented and dedicated Project Controls Specialist to join our team in Melbourne.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Providing and applying cost and schedule control techniques and analysis to Engineering Services projects.
  • Providing input to bid proposals, prepare estimates as required and allocate budget to committed funds.
  • Recommending improvements to processes through utilisation of experience and problem-solving skills.
  • Establish and leverage cross-discipline relationships within the business group to facilitate cost control.
  • Provide and apply cost control techniques and analysis to Engineering Services projects.
  • Implement and execute project controls techniques to proactively support, monitor, and communicate budget, actual status, and forecast costs, labor hours, and quantities for projects.
  • Manage project budget. Work with project management and other members of the project team to maintain budget.

Who Are You? The ideal candidate for this role is a skilled and passionate professional wanting to progress in your career with a growing global consulting business. 

You will have the following skills and experience:

  • Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Project Management, Accounting, Business Admin or related construction discipline, or relevant experience.
  • Knowledge of industry best practices in project controls, including estimating, cost control and planning/scheduling, for Engineering services type projects.
  • Experience using Microsoft Excel and other cost control systems
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Due to Defence project requirements, applicants holding a security clearance, or with the ability to obtain one, are highly regarded.

What you'll be responsible for

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    Project Initiation

    Manage people, materials, and budget to ensure they are efficient and effective in achieving the project objectives

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    Project Coordination

    Coordinate people and processes to ensure the effective and timely running of a project

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    Program and Project Risk Management

    Identify, assess, and manage risks that may impact the program or project's success

Skills you'll need

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    Collaboration

    Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals

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    Prioritization

    Compares and ranks the relative importance &/or urgency of different tasks to identify the best order of actions

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    Verbal communication

    Speaks clearly to convey information effectively to a target audience

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