Project Controls Specialist – Internal Audit

About the role

We are seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our internal audit team. You will apply your EPC project controls expertise to independently review cost, schedule, and claim data across multiple capital projects, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse cost reports, forecasts, and cost‑to‑complete estimates for EPC and JV projects.
• Review schedule quality, critical‑path logic, delay analysis, and extension‑of‑time (EOT) claims.
• Assess variation orders, claims, and contractual entitlement positions for completeness and supporting evidence.
• Evaluate contractor/sub‑contractor performance data and progress measurement methods.
• Develop structured review frameworks such as Risk Control Matrices.
• Prepare clear written findings and present them to project directors, controls managers, and contracts teams.
• Facilitate discussions on findings and drive issues to closure.

Required profile

• Engineering degree (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or related).
• 6‑8+ years of experience in project controls, cost engineering, planning/scheduling, or contracts/commercial on EPC, construction or infrastructure projects.
• Deep knowledge of EPC contract structures, claims, variations and JV arrangements.
• Strong analytical ability to interrogate cost and schedule data.
• Excellent technical writing skills.
• Relevant certifications such as PMP, CCP or similar.

Required skills

• Cost engineering
• Project scheduling
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Claims analysis
• Variation order assessment
• Risk Control Matrices
• EPC contract knowledge
• Joint‑venture project structures