Project Controller

The Role

In this pivotal role, you'll team up with Project Managers to drive the successful delivery of projects within the Actemium Water Infrastructure Business Unit, ensuring projects are delivered within budget, deadlines and in alignment with client expectations. Reporting directly to the Business Unit General Manager, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting Project Managers in effectively controlling project performance and achieving project objectives.

• Preparing and coordinating the project plan, purchasing plan, procurement forecasts 

• Managing project budgets and cash flows, tracking expenses, and performing cost analysis to identify potential variations and update forecasts as needed.

• Reviewing and monitoring invoices and purchase orders for accuracy.

• Documenting, tracking and reporting progress against delivery schedules and budgets in a timely manner using project management tools and software. 

• Ensuring quality productive targets are met, by using labour monitors and staffing level forecasts.

• Demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills and maintaining productive relationships with subcontractors, clients, customers, and suppliers at all levels to build confidence, credibility and currency to support project related activities. 

There is an accelerated career pathway opportunity to a Business Unit Controller role, providing support to the Business Unit’s strategic planning and budgeting processes through performance analysis and reporting.

The Person

• Demonstrated ability in managing complex project budgets, including cost control, and procurement.

• Highly motivated, energetic, and personable with exceptional interpersonal skills.

• Comprehensive understanding of current regulatory and industry requirements, as well as the project life cycle.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with high self-confidence, assertiveness, and decisiveness.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially MS Excel and project management systems such as SAP

• Exceptional time management, prioritisation and multitasking abilities, capable of handling competing and changing priorities.

• Strong attention to detail, along with sound organisational and planning skills.

Essential Qualifications

• Tertiary education in Business Management or Finance / Accounting or related technical experience.

• Eligible to obtain Construction Industry White Card 

• Class C Drivers Licence (QLD) 

Desirable 

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

About Us

Actemium Water Infrastructure Australia is a highly skilled, experienced, and committed team who provide solutions and services for the industry. 

We are an Actemium business of Vinci Energies, a powerful worldwide network of 400 Business Units who are 100% dedicated to improving industrial performance. These companies are located in 40 countries across the world, most work closely with our customers. The brand network is a multi-disciplinary network, able to offer customized multi-technical, multi-site or multi-country services.

Actemium’s 23,000 experts work to deliver a range of safe and sustainable solutions & services across the entire industrial life cycle. In its day-to-day operations, Actemium builds on its powerful networking system expertise in each process to provide turnkey solutions.

Due to our continued success and growth as a business, we have an exciting opportunity for a Project Controller to join our dynamic team. 

Why Join Us

By becoming a member of our high performing and diverse team, you will have the chance to work on major infrastructure projects across the Water and Wastewater segments and build relationships with the wider Actemium network. We offer:

• A permanent, full-time position based at our Wacol office

• Training and formalised professional development program to support your career growth.

• Access to our employee assistance program

• Conducive, and inclusive work environment 

• Supportive work / life balance     

• Attractive benefits including share ownership plan and novated leasing (pre-qualifications conditions apply) 

• Income protection insurance 

To learn more about Actemium, please visit www.actemium.com.au

To learn more about Vinci Energies, please visit www.vinci-energies.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer offering competitive rates, terms and conditions.  Resumes and cover letters are to be submitted via SEEK.  Only permanent Australian residents need apply.