Project Controls Specialist, Internal Audit

About the role

We are seeking a project controls professional with extensive EPC experience to join our internal audit team. You will use your cost engineering, planning and claims expertise to independently review and validate the numbers produced by other project teams.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse cost reports, forecasts and cost‑to‑complete estimates across EPC and capital projects, including joint‑venture structures.
• Review schedule quality, critical‑path logic, delay analysis and extension‑of‑time claims.
• Assess variation orders, contractual entitlement positions and supporting evidence.
• Evaluate contractor and subcontractor performance data and progress measurement methods.
• Develop structured review frameworks such as Risk Control Matrices.
• Prepare clear findings and present them to project directors, controls managers and contracts teams.

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 joint‑venture arrangements.
• Strong analytical ability to interrogate cost and schedule data and identify inconsistencies.
• Excellent written communication to translate technical issues into actionable points for non‑technical stakeholders.
• Relevant certifications such as PMP, CCP or similar are a plus.

Required skills

• Cost engineering
• Project scheduling and Earned Value Management (EVM)
• EPC contract analysis
• Variation order and claim assessment
• Risk Control Matrix development