Cost Control Engineer

Job description / Role

- Study and understand all relevant project documents relating to the cost management of allocated Project.
- Setting up project/projects within Computerized Cost System to agreed format.
- Establishing project control budgets based on the client approved Project bidding Estimate.
- Assisting Project Management in identifying and gaining approval of Estimates/ Change Requests.
- Perform a variety of cost engineering functions including cost control, budget preparations, forecasting, and cost reporting.
- Reviewing cost commitment and expenditure information (for all cost elements), for input to the Computerized cost control and reporting system on a weekly basis.
- Producing regular cost reports and advising management of any forecast cost overruns as soon as possible.
- Maintaining comprehensive accessible registers of financial approvals, variations and change orders.
- Establish Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and integrate with WBS.
- Review all PO’s as issued for cost committed.
- Report earned value per vendor and identify trends that impact the final cost projections
- Review proposed cost changes with construction personnel, client and contractors.
- Review project man?hours and the allocation of man?hours in conjunction with planning on a weekly basis for productivity measures.

Requirements

- Develop and execute the project cost plan and monitor costs and collect cost data
- Ensure conformity with top management's budget directives, cost tracking, forecasting and financial reporting
- Sound Knowledge of ERP/SAP and cost management using Primavera Contract Manager
- The candidate must have a Degree in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering
- 6 to 10 years’ experience in cost control roles ideally in Airports or large scale Build projects
- Previous International Contractor experience in the Gulf region, minimum 4 years
- PMP?Project Management Professional (advantage)
- CCE - Certified Cost Engineer – ACCE (advantage)
- RICS - Certified Chartered Quantity surveyor (advantage)
- Microsoft office, Primavera version 6, Primavera Contract Manager, ERP /SAP , DELTEK /ECOSys, Hard dollar or any cost applications.

About the Company

Leap29 is a Global Recruitment Business established in 2000. In line with our success and vision we have grown organically to our current size, where we source professional applicants for clients around the globe in Oil & Gas, Construction & Engineering, Power, Mining, Legal & Finance and Pharmaceuticals. With new offices recently established in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, USA and Malaysia we are now even better placed to service our clients & candidates around the world. Organisations in 89 countries have used Leap29's quality controlled and audited service to source candidates which they were unable to access through their own network. As an organisation, we strive to deliver a highly professional and effective search solution to all our customers. We achieve our greatest success through our highly evolved referral network of senior professionals and our ability to source expatriate, repatriate or local candidates. Tailored Business solutions are offered to our partners depending on their specific need. These are predominantly retained, contingency & interim services. Leap29 continues to successfully deliver to large multinationals and small SME niche businesses alike.