Cost Control Lead
Qatar
Experience: Not applicable
Conventional Energy
Introduction
- Lead and manage Project cost control activities, including estimating, forecasting, budgeting and cost reporting, to ensure effective cost management and provide accurate and timely cost information to support Project decision-making and delivery.
What are you going to do
- Lead Project cost control activities to ensure effective management of approved budgets and accurate visibility of Project cost performance.
- Develop and maintain Project cost estimates and forecasts to provide reliable projections of expenditure and forecast final cost.
- Manage Project cost planning and reporting to ensure timely and accurate cost information supports management decision-making.
- Develop and maintain Project cost deliverables for Project Management System Gates to support Project approvals, funding decisions and progression through the Project lifecycle.
- Prepare and maintain Project funding requirements to ensure adequate and timely funding is available to support planned Project activities.
- Manage Project cost databases and benchmarking information to support cost validation, estimating and future Project decisions.
- Assess cost impacts of Project changes and Change Orders to ensure changes are accurately valued and Company commercial interests are protected.
- Monitor Contractor cost performance and forecasts to identify emerging cost trends, variances and potential impacts to the Project.
- Evaluate Project cost risks and opportunities to ensure potential cost exposure and savings are reflected in forecasts and management decisions.
- Provide cost input to Project reviews and assurance activities to ensure cost estimates, forecasts and funding requirements are appropriately represented in Project decisions.
Essential skills and knowledgeÂ
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Commercial, Marketing, Sciences, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Law, Communication, Technologies, Mathematics, and Statistics
- 8 years' experience in business related function or discipline, including 4 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, and including 1 year experience in a supervisory or acting role, or oversight of contractor/subcontractors/ service/vendor personnel.
- Experience in project cost control with oil and gas companies, contractors, sub-contractors, vendors or service companies, preferably on fast-track brownfield projects within operating facilities.
- Strong knowledge of cost estimating, budgeting, forecasting, commitments, expenditure, accruals, cash flow and cost reporting, with an understanding of planning, scheduling, procurement, claims and pre- and post-award contract management.
- Knowledge of international cost engineering standards, best practices and methodologies for estimate development, estimate maturity, benchmarking, contingency assessment and cost performance measurement.
- Subject matter expertise in project cost control, including validating contractor estimates and forecasts, analyzing variances and trends, and assessing the cost impacts of changes and Change Orders.
What we offer
- Salary:
- Day Rate in USD Plus Allowance
- Work Schedule:
- 10 Hours / 6 Days
- Duration:
- 36 Months, with possible extension
- Location:
- Qatar