Assistant Cost Controller

Role Overview: At Jacobs, you'll be part of a team that is dedicated to solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery, and cutting-edge manufacturing. As a Cost Controller, you will play a crucial role in supporting Senior Cost Controllers in developing cost WBS structure, controlling budgets, and managing change for projects. Key Responsibilities: - Support Senior Cost Controllers in developing Cost WBS structure and controlling project budgets based on approved estimates. - Assist in change management processes alongside the project manager. - Monitor cost developments of engineering/vendors/contractors and prepare cost reports. - Analyze project developments, identify cost implications, and suggest opportunities for improvement to Senior Cost Controllers. - Perform price estimation and budgeting from contract commitment to align with the baseline program. - Provide planning and cost controlling support for various projects, including variation reporting, milestone progress monitoring, and customer billing preparation. - Ensure effective project implementation by utilizing productive reports from WBS creation using project management systems. - Forecast costs and prepare monthly project cost reports. - Report project costing information to the team and management monthly to ensure expenditures align with project budgets. - Offer cost control and planning advice to the project team as needed. - Maintain a complete record of change notices for the project. - Manage the financial aspects of projects, including forecasts, actuals, bookings, and commitments. - Analyze project costs and risks with a focus on supporting project management. - Assigned to project teams upon request. - Accountable for project cost and schedule, reporting to the Project Manager during planning and execution phases. - Control the entire life cycle of investment projects. Qualifications Required: - Graduate or Advanced degree in Engineering or other technical disciplines. - Experience in the infrastructure sector or construction industry, with exposure to site engineering, project management, coordination, procurement, and construction workflows. - Knowledge of cost control tools and techniques to drive project financial health, including Estimation, Project Controlling, Project Tracking, and Project Scheduling. - Comprehensive understanding of cost drivers" interdependency and the business system's relationship between productivity and profitability. Please note that the job location for this position is Navi Mumbai, India.,