Cost Engineer

Job description / Role

• Develop resource-loaded critical path network schedules, provided percent complete, budget, recorded costs, commitments, forecasts, and earned value analysis.
• Analyze & monitor construction projects to address major concerns for large scale construction projects including scheduling, cost/budgeting value analysis, risk management, and closeout.
• Coordinate change orders, cost estimates, Request for Information, and Submittals.
• Prepare monthly reports, earn value resource analysis, cash flow, analyzing delays and developing recovery plans to mitigate delays.
• Undertake invoice review for accuracy and identifying possible cost savings and close-out, benchmarking of final project costs
• Coordinate with vendor finance, procurement, and project managers along with project controls group
• Perform other project controls duties as assigned

Requirements

Qualifications and Skills Required to Execute the Role:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related discipline
• Chartered or Professional Engineering certification or equivalent is desirable
• Knowledge of construction supervision services
• Understanding of international engineering standards and codes
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong communication skills
• Good planning and organization skills
• Strong attention to details
• Strong time management skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Experience Required to Execute the Role:
• At least 15 years of experience (10+ years for Saudi Nationals) with demonstrated experience in Buildings mega projects in a contracting company or a construction supervision function
• Must have been spent in significant similar Buildings engineering and project supervisory assignments as such wherein involving independent decisions and comparative responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience on large, multi-million dollar Buildings Projects
• Previous Saudi Aramco experience is preferred

About the Company

Khatib & Alami, a multidisciplinary urban regional planning, architectural and engineering consulting company, offers clients an integrated approach toward the ever-increasing need for reliable project delivery systems. In-house expertise and the continuous recruitment of bright and innovative professionals enable us to meet the challenges of development with due consideration to environmental protection, social and economic characteristics of society. In close concert with clients, we have been able to consolidate factors that make the resultant project coincide with the client's vision within the time frame and budget set out for implementation.

K&A started its consulting services in Lebanon and extended the areas of its professional activities in accordance with the growth of its experience, and its human and financial resources. The company operates in various countries including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Gabon and USA. K&A employs around 4,000 professionals and technicians. Since 1984, K&A has continuously ranked among the top 100 International Design firms as published by Engineering News Record (ENR). K&A has also obtained the ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS).