Kent Recruitment
Project Controller
Location
Houston, United States
Category
Project controls
Date Published
27/06/25
Status
Open
About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.
We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.
We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.
Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.
It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:
We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING
Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:
Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.
Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.
Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.
We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.
We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.
Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.
It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:
We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING
Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:
Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.
Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.
Role scope
To help define the project's goals and objectives; create and maintain a project's budget and schedule, analyse progress reported against the work schedules, and recommend actions to improve progress.
Details / responsibilities
- Demonstrated high level of coordination skills to gather Project Control data from project leaders, accounts, and others
- Coordination and management of Project manhour reporting and project invoicing
- Assist in the preparation of cashflows by analysing the timing of activities and costs
- Distribution of project related documentation
- Where applicable, assist in site measures with the Site Manager in accordance with contractual procedures
- Ensure timeous submission of invoices in accordance with provisions of contract
- Maintain electronic and hard copy filing for project control reports and other related documents
- Assist in preparing cost estimation, tracking and control procedure and continuously seek ways of improving processes
- Ensure that areas of concern are highlighted relating to contract costs, activities, and contract deviation
- Assist in Compiling monthly reports
- Comply with company procedures
- Assist the development of the company by developing contacts within the industry
- Develop skills to understand the fundamentals of our business
- Develop skills to compile subcontract RFQ and contract documentation
- Develop skills to understand the implications of contract of contract clauses
- Assist in the administration of payments to sub-contractors and suppliers by reviewing submissions in terms of contracts with sub-contractors and suppliers
- Liaise closely with the Project Controls Manager
- Where applicable set rates for site staff after liaising with the Human Resources Department
- Monitor and analyse the Procurement Status Report
- Other duties that may arise from time to time which fall within the parameters of this role, for which the incumbent has the necessary skills and competences
Qualifications
- Professional Tertiary Qualification in a relevant discipline
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage to deadlines
- Experience in change management
- Agile and pragmatic and accustomed to delivering standardised outcomes in a highly dynamic environment
- Process and progress driven, based on factual analytics, combined with very transparent skills (up, transversally and down) of simple financial reflexes
- Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to deliver successful outcomes through dispersed teams
- PC Skills, MS Office specifically excel
- Analytical skills associated with developing and utilising performance measures and project reporting
- Ideally experienced in Oil & Gas / Commissioning and Start-Up sector
- Expected to have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Superior interpersonal, organizational, analytical, managerial and communication skills
- Good negotiating skills to be able to work with customers (both internal and external) to meet project objectives
- Occasional site visits will be required
Behavioural Competency
At Kent, we’re invested in supporting you to learn and grow. You will complete your work with a moderate level of supervision, and you will have an emerging understanding of key business drivers which you will be able to use to accomplish your own work. As a key member of the business, we’ll ask you to support and champion new initiatives, to support new joiners, and to question the status quo.
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