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Job Description
Main duties and responsibilities will involve:
- Build ground up cost estimates for new projects currently being developed.
- Assist the project manager in preparing the projects budget.
- Work with Project Executives to prepare proposal and preconstruction schedules.
- Reconcile discrepancies from actual vs. planned progress and facilitate an action plan with the project team.
- Conduct reviews with engineering to calculate future product costs and understand the associated risks and opportunities which could impact a product as it progresses through the development cycle.
- Work closely with engineering, procurement and finance to agree on achievable, but stretching target costs.
- Produce and document the planning deliverables including programs, planning philosophy, presentations and reports.
- Produce the tender program and supporting information in accordance with the tender requirements.
- Work with engineering and procurement to develop new cost calculation tools.
- Analyze project expenses to evaluate its compliance with the budget.
- Analyze material purchase orders compared to budget as part of the review process for the monthly reports.
- Review all cluster direct costs posted on a weekly basis.
- Ensure optimal use of the available resources in handling the project work.
- Generate projects monthly cost control reports.
- Study project file to prepare the required analyses and breakdowns.
- Provide ad-hoc cost reports when required in coordination with related parties.
- Attend site coordination meetings with consultant / subcontractors.
- Liaise with the warehouse supervisor to ensure storage availability of raw materials and finished goods and monitors the unexpected delays on the project plan.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Construction / Civil Engineering/Architecture is preferred.
- 7-10 years minimum experience in cost engineering activities with leading construction companies.
- Has experience in specialized planning & scheduling software utilization / Primavera is required.
- Strong mathematical background.
- Strong effective oral and written communication, inter-personal and organizational skills.
- Work effectively independently and collaboratively in team-oriented environment.
- Fluent English.