Planning & Cost Lead
Ipspowerfulpeople
| Company | Ipspowerfulpeople |
| Category | Operations & Admin |
| Location | SA |
| Remote | — |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Lead |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| First seen | 2 Aug 2026 (the employer did not state a posting date) |
| Last verified | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Source | The employer's own careers page (company_site) |
Description
As a Planning & Cost Control Lead, you will lead the Project Services function and oversee planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, risk management, and project reporting activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project planning, scheduling, and cost control activities.
• Develop and maintain project control systems, procedures, and reporting frameworks.
• Monitor project progress, cost performance, and schedule adherence.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and management project reports.
• Manage project forecasting, benchmarking, and trend analysis.
• Perform schedule and cost risk analysis and support contingency planning.
• Coordinate with Finance on cash flow, budgeting, and cost reporting activities.
• Manage project change control and management of change processes.
• Review and approve contractor schedules, progress updates, and cost estimates.
• Support project assurance reviews and decision gate requirements.
• Lead project controls interfaces with contractors and project stakeholders.
• Develop recovery plans and corrective actions for schedule and cost deviations.
• Support project closeout reporting and lessons learned activities.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the Project Services team.
• Promote strong HSE leadership and project governance compliance.