Title/Position: Project Cost Engineer
Location:
Brisbane, Australia
Contract Period:
24 - 36 Months
Closing Date: May 9 , 2008
Job Description:
DESCRIPTION
Job function:
The Cost Engineer (SC) coordinates for the Project all aspects of cost control and reporting, including project change management, estimate development, cost control and progress measurement.
Responsibilities and duties:
1. Provide overall project cost, schedule, estimating, progress
measurement, and change management leadership
and expertise
• Participate in kick-off meetings with the EPC contractor(s) and
PMT to ensure common understanding of cost,
estimating, progress
measurement, and change management requirements
• Conduct briefing sessions for project team members with respect
to project control requirements and processes
• Cooperate with IPR teams and post audit activities with respect
to project services functions
• Participate in gathering and recording lessons learned for the
project
2. Supporting PMT and Cost Stewards with ongoing project cost analysis,
reporting, forecasting, budgeting and
Change Management.
• Develop and document Control Estimates, and Budgets (annual and
multi-year), and ensuring that these
products reflect the approved
project design/execution scope
• Analyze cost trends, develop and review cost forecasts
• Prepare monthly cost reports (budgets, forecasts, expenditures,
commitments)
• Maintain ongoing cost vulnerability/cost reduction
opportunities database
• Review Controller's monthly Stewardship Report for actual
invoice bookings
• Develop monthly estimates of Work-In-Place (WIP) for EM and
3rd-party costs
• Administers the project change control process for the Project
and PMT
• Develop monthly expenditure and commitment forecasts
• Monitor and report on cost implications of changes
• Participate in contract commercial bid evaluations (as
required)
• Participate in developing Contract Price Budgets
• Support preparation of Advance Commitment or Full Funding
estimates and budgets
• Interface with Controllers regarding AFEs/budgets and invoices
• Respond to ad hoc requests from PMT related to
Controls/Reporting
3. Monitoring and appraising the performance of the Contractor(s) in the
areas of cost control, progress
measurement and control.
• Examine and evaluate the Contractor’s cost control
organization, plans, performance and procedures
• Review and, where appropriate, endorse progress and cost
baselines and forecast prepared by contractors
• Analyze cost and progress trends developed by contractor
• Review and endorse progress measures reported by the contractor
• Review cost bases of contractor's Change Proposals - review and
endorse Change Orders - monitor, analyze
and report contractor
invoices
• Assist PMT / sub-project management in developing/reviewing
cost corrective actions and recovery plans, and
making sure needed
actions/plans are implemented.
4. Maintain regular contact with Cost and Schedule organization in the
sub-project teams and with the Client
Functional Organization.
• Maintain close liaison with cost and control engineers in the
sub-project teams and ClientFunction
• Provide direction and feedback to sub-project cost and control
engineers
Qualifications:
Required knowledge, qualifications, skills, and experiences:
• Thorough and extensive knowledge of:
- Project controls principles, theories, and concepts
- Client practices, processes, and expectations with respect to project controls
• Bachelors of Science Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business Administration with relevant
experience, or 10+ years experience in the oil and gas industry
• 5+ years of project controls experience with a more focus on cost control and some schedule control
achievements
• Upstream / Pipeline / Offshore Engineering, Procurement, and Construction experience
• Willing to work overseas in a team environment
• Willing to relocate ato required project site
Travel / Other:
For more information contact:
Gunnar Nordahl
email: gnordahl@dovreusa.com
|
