Aurubis – metallurgy is our passion. We are a leading global multi-metal company and one of the largest copper recyclers worldwide. We process complex metal concentrates, scrap metals, and metal-bearing recycling materials into metals of the highest purity. These metals serve as the basis for key megatrends such as digitalization, renewable energies, e-mobility, and urbanization. Aurubis has about 6,900 employees, production sites in Europe and the US, and an extensive worldwide distribution system. Join our team and promote progress together with us!
Project Cost Controller
Your Tasks
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain project cost controls, including cost estimating, cost reporting, cost forecasting, and development of cost-saving strategies and initiatives. Continually assess and improve cost control methods, tools and processes to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of cost management.
- Work with the project team to establish cost control standards and processes and ensure adherence throughout the project lifecycle.
- Develop project budgets, forecasts, and cost baselines and monitor costs against these baselines.
- Continues monitoring of actual project expenditures against the budget and forecast future costs. Prepared detailed cost reports and financial summaries.
- Develop cost reports and financial models to analyze project costs, identify trends, and forecast
- Develop and maintain project performance metrics related to cost, including KPIs and dashboards, and use these metrics to guide project decision-making.
- Provide project status reports and other progress updates related to cost to project managers, stakeholders, and project team members, highlighting key risks and opportunities.
- Evaluate and report on project cost trends and provide recommendations for corrective actions when needed.
- Identify potential financial risks associated with project delays, cost overruns, and other issues. Develop and implement strategies to mitigate these risks.
- Work closely with Change Control to evaluate the financial impact of changes in project scope, including additional work or alterations, and incorporate these into the project budget.
- Work closely with Procurement to manage contracts, including reviewing bides, making recommendations, and ensuring contract compliance regarding project costs.
- Work closely with project managers, engineers, construction, commissioning, and other stakeholders to ensure cost objectives are met. Provide cost-related input and advice during project planning and execution phases.
Your Profile
- 5 years of experience as a project cost controller or similar role, preferably including construction projects with similar scope and complexity.
- Strong financial modeling skills
- Track record of successfully managing project finances.
- Demonstrated experience in effectively driving budget adherence.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, finance, engineering, construction management, or a related field
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to details
- Ability to work collectively with diverse teams
- Proactive and action-required
- Able to look ahead and develop insightful forecasts
- Must be willing and physically able to walk/work in, observe and spend time in a smelter environment.
- Must be willing and physically able to work in intense heat situations.
- Prolonged periods of walking, standing, bending, climbing, balancing, crouching, and kneeling.
- May have prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer, in meetings or presenting and training.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
We Offer
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance
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Aurubis is an employer that stands for diversity and equal opportunity. Employment decisions are made regardless of national or ethnic origin, religion and belief, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, mental and physical impairment and social origin or any other legally protected characteristics of an individual.
