About you:

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we're the team for you. We've created a new breed of company - future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we're far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we're tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It's the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG

We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY

We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE

We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs

Scope of Work:

Kent is looking for a Senior Cost Controller - Outside of IR35 to be based in Woking for a 12-month period. In this role you will be responsible for providing a complete Cost Engineering service to both project and corporate management for Proposals and Projects either as part of a large project team or covering all Cost Engineering aspects on smaller projects.

Key Deliverables:

• Develops the cost work breakdown structure which aligns to planning and progress and contractual requirements.

• Assists in developing and implementing requirements for cost recording, reporting, and analysing and reporting.

• Independently provides financial reporting and trending for the Project Controls Manager (PCM).

• Prepare and manage the staffing plans (cost and job hours).

• Prepare and coordinate cost reports.

• Collects and classifies cost engineering data.

• Performs data analysis and development.

• Assists in developing and implementing requirements for cost recording, reporting, and analysing and reporting.

• Independently provides financial reporting and trending for the Project Controls Manager (PCM).

• Prepare and manage the staffing plans (cost and job hours).

• Prepare and coordinate cost reports.

• Collects and classifies cost engineering data.

• Performs data analysis and development.

• Performs any other duties as directed by the PCM / Project Controls Director.

Key Requirements:

• FEED, EPC / EPCm experience in the oil & gas sector in a similar role.

• Experience of leading planning delivery.

• Capable of performing duties with no direct supervision and within agreed schedules and budgets.

• Understands the project deliverables, milestones and required tasks and targets through the project progress measurement system.

• Capable of using initiative, knowledge and experience to recognise, highlight and address opportunities and threats as and when they emerge.

• Knowledge in capital cost and services cost.

• Knowledge of scope change management.

• Intermediate level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up work processes.

• Proficiency in using multiple Cost software applications e.g. Ecosys, SAP, ORACLE etc.

• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analysing, and providing innovative solutions to cost problems.

• Knowledge of financial reporting systems and account coding including Project Financial Status Reports and Earned Revenue Determination.

• Knowledge in the use of computers and several basic software applications such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint for executing work processes

• Skilled in oral and written communication.

• Strong communication, leadership and organization skills.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.