Project Controller

Start your career as an Project Controller at Vopak and be responsible for project governance, financial discipline, and progress transparency across the Singapore CAPEX portfolio. Ready to develop yourself and make a positive impact? Improve the world and start as Project Controller at Vopak.

What will you do as a Project Controller?

As a Project Controller, you will ensure the end-to-end monitoring of project health against budget targets while driving the digital transformation of project controls through automation, data analytics, and system optimization.

• A market-based salary depending on your experience and knowledge and attractive bonuses
• Various growth opportunities

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 to 8 years working experience in project planning in Oil and Gas, or related industry
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office products and project management software programs (Microsoft Office Suite, Primavera Project Planner Version 6.0 or higher and etc.) Qlik
• Familiar and experience with brown field project related works, good working knowledge of all phases
• Good knowledge and experience in developing and managing a progress reporting methodology with excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills, ability to multitask
• Detail-oriented, ability to work under pressure, consistently meeting deadlines
• Ability to work independently
• Demonstrate the ability to work with a diverse work group of people at all levels

Your core responsibilities are:

• Portfolio Coordination: Partner with Project Managers (PMs) to ensure all budgeting, scheduling, and coordination processes align with the master CAPEX plan
• Budget Management: Lead the PTB (Project Tracking & Budgeting) process for scope changes and additional budget allocations; maintain the 3-year maintenance preparation roadmap
• Execution Oversight: Identify execution bottlenecks or "stagnant" projects and escalate to the Technical Engineering Manager to ensure portfolio velocity
• Stakeholder Alignment: Coordinate sustaining CAPEX priority setting to ensure spending remains within the max targets and aligns with terminal strategies

• Progress Analytics: Develop and maintain S-Curves (Planned vs. Actual) for all CAPEX projects, providing early warning signals for potential delays
• Forecasting: Maintain rigorous Estimate at Completion (EAC) forecasts and manage estimated remaining spend and carry-over updates
• Savings Verification: Track and document cost-avoidance or "Smart Engineering" savings to validate the cost-efficiency of project delivery
• Financial Integrity: Partner with the CAPEX Accountant on yearly rollovers and ensure alignment between OCS (Financial System) and PTB to eliminate discrepancies

• Dashboard Management: Coordinate the Monthly CAPEX Dashboard, ensuring all project status updates and workflow approvals are documented and submitted on time
• Labor Tracking: Lead the Time Writing process, ensuring accurate and timely submission/approval of timesheets to support journal entries for Accounting
• Audit & Compliance: Ensure all new project requests and budget transfers follow correct documentation and workflow approval protocols

• Process Automation: Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting processes and data collection to reduce lead times and human error
• Insight Generation: Utilize data analysis tools (e.g., Qlik, looker Studio) to move beyond static reporting toward predictive insights and data-driven storytelling
• System Optimization: Act as the local Superuser/Product Owner for the Project Management system (PTB); collaborate with the Global Digital team to review and improve system functionalities
• Digital Literacy: Guide and upskill Project Managers on the effective use of digital tools and PTB enhancements to foster a data-centric culture within the engineering team