Project Controls & Cost Manager – Hili Certification Development Program

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Cost Control

• Develop and maintain the program budget structure aligned with organizational cost centers and work breakdown structures (WBS).
• Establish cost accounts for engineering, certification, flight test, manufacturing, supply chain, infrastructure, and overhead activities.
• Lead annual budgeting exercises and rolling quarterly forecasts for the Hili program.
• Prepare monthly Estimate at Completion (EAC), Estimate to Complete (ETC), and cash flow forecasts.
• Monitor actual expenditures against approved budgets and identify cost variances and recovery actions.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives and support value engineering efforts across the program.
• Implement earned value management and financial performance indicators.

Cost Center Management & Reporting

• Coordinate with the Finance department to ensure accurate allocation of costs to the appropriate cost centers and projects.
• Maintain financial governance and reporting structures across all program activities.
• Produce monthly program control reports covering budget versus actual performance, forecasts, cost center utilization, resource expenditure trends, and cash flow requirements.
• Support executive, board, and shareholder reporting requirements.
• Establish dashboards and KPIs to provide leadership with real-time visibility of program performance.

Schedule & Program Controls

• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for certification activities.
• Track milestones, dependencies, and critical paths across engineering, manufacturing, flight testing, and certification workstreams.
• Coordinate change management activities and assess impacts on schedule and budget baselines.

Risk Management

• Maintain the program risk register with a focus on financial, schedule, technical, and certification risks.
• Quantify cost and schedule impacts associated with identified risks.
• Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans to protect program objectives.

Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Project Management.
• 8+ years of experience in project controls, program finance, cost engineering, or PMO functions within aerospace, aviation, defense, or large engineering programs.
• Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, cost center management, and financial reporting.
• Experience implementing earned value management (EVM) methodologies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Power BI, Excel, ERP systems, and financial reporting tools.
• Understanding of aircraft development and certification programs is highly desirable.

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