Project Controller

Who are ERM?_

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is the leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, and social consulting services. We have over 140 offices in 40 countries and employ around 5,000 people. ERM is committed to providing a service that is consistent, professional, commercially focussed and of the highest quality to create value for our clients.
- The Role_

We are looking to recruit a Project Controller / Project Manager to join our India Business Unit (BU). In this project management role, you will report to our Asia PMO Lead.

This is a role for an experienced Project Controller / Project Manager looking to drive improvements in project financial management structure and processes. ERM is looking for a self-starter, with a “can-do” attitude, a willingness to take onus of project financials and pushing for efficiency on project delivery, and who has demonstrable business and people management skills.
- Key Responsibilities_- Support large and / or complex projects in the Region with Project Controls functions.- Lead Project Controls function for a Business Unit (BU) within the Region.- Developing project plans for projects and proposals, including budgeting estimating, scheduling, risk management and change order management in conjunction with the Project Manager (PM).- Identification of all tasks to be performed given the scope of the project and the technical, business constraints and risks.- Developing Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Completion (EAC) for projects at various stages in discussions with Project team members.- Performing Variance Analysis and identifying reasons for variances.- Timely data gathering, communication and reporting of key project issues.- Discuss the progress of each project with RFOD & Partner about schedule changes and project scope adjustments.- Cash management of the project including cash flow forecasting for projects and proposals.- Support with managing all entities (worldwide) involved in the project.- Continually monitor and evaluate each step of a project lifecycle starting from project set up, milestone invoicing, expenditure on projects and project performance. Getting closure of projects done after recovering money from client.- Regional and Business Unit-level financial reporting and analysis- Be an integral part of and support Asia PMO’s Project Risk Review Process. Participate and lead Project Reviews with Partner, Project Manager and Leadership Provides the RFOD & Partners with all necessary financial data and any information of possible consequence.- Review project Work in Process (WIP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) and support project teams with cash recovery.- Develop Project wise tracker to keep track of milestone, work in progress and invoice payments along with issues. Present the details of these reports during group or one-on-one meetings with RFOD.- Escalate issues to Partner & RFOD to ensure timelines are met.- Ability to recognize which areas of project development need to be re-addressed to maintain efficiency and cost control.
- About You_

The Project Controller will possess the following qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Accounting/ Finance/ Business and a relevant Master’s degree is considered a plus.- Minimum 7 years of experience in a similar position in an international project environment.- Advanced knowledge of project planning, tracking and control techniques, and tools such as MS Project and Primavera.- Ability to read and understand client / subcontractor contracts and identify relevant information.- Strong ability with Advanced Excel functions and knowledge of Excel VBA is a plus.- Advanced knowledge of Power BI to build dashboards and for analysis and reporting.- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills- Fluent in English- Exhibit a strong ability and willingness in meeting deadlines.- Effective interpersonal, motivational, and influencing skills.- Demonstrates initiative, assumes responsibility, and leads by example.- Possesses the highest levels of integrity.
- Who We Are:_
- As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency._

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