Senior Cost and Budget Controller - Rail (8 Months Contract)

Job description / Role

WSP| Parsons Brinckerhoff is assisting Qatar Rail’s multibillion planned works to integrate a 4-line 100-station metro, high-speed passenger rail, freight, a people mover and light rail, which once delivered will provide a fast, convenient, world-class, fully integrated railway system for the State of Qatar.

Due to this we are currently looking to recruit a Senior Cost and Budget Controller to join our PMO team in Doha.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Supports the provision of harmonised standards and processes by which relevant parties manage contract costs and budgets.
- Supports cost monitoring and forecasting advice to the business, in accordance with the approved standards and processes.
- Supports the interfacing with the Planning function (PMO), Commercial and Finance, to provide a coherent approach for period reporting of costs.
- Supports the provision of assurance on the cost and budget data reported by relevant parties and of the cost and budget data reported in PMIS.
- Supports the assessment of reported cost data for trends, risks or opportunities that have not been identified in the reports and make recommendations at all levels as appropriate.
- Supports the assessment of reported data for early indication of potential overruns of budgeted cash flows and advise the business accordingly
- Supports the provision of cost analysis and recommendations to senior management where independent cost analysis is required.
- Supports in the interfacing with the Risk Management function (PMO) to enhance the quantification of financial risk.
- Supports the provision of budgeting advice to the assigned Program, in accordance with the approved standards and processes.
- Supports the initiation, expedition and assembly of budgets and cash flow requirements for Programs/Projects within QRDP
- Provides expert advice on cost and budgeting issues related to current projects to relevant parties, conducting analysis of actual performance against plan.
- Supports the preparation of all reports and reviews of project cost and budget performance, providing all relevant parties with appropriate feedback and advice,

Requirements

- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline
- 10 years of relevant experience within a Large Rail project required.
- Excellent analytic, communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work under limited supervision

About the Company

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With 36,000 talented people in more than 500 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.