SUMMARY OF THE ROLE:

The purpose of this role is to support the development, implementation, and operation of a comprehensive cost management system. This includes cost estimating, budget development, cost tracking and control, cost forecasting, performance measurement and reporting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares/update cost estimates
• Convert cost estimates to control budgets
• Developing and managing detailed project budget
• Support bid evaluations
• Evaluates scope change orders
• Prepares Monthly Cost Report
• Administers cost codes, tracks and reports project commitments, actuals, and accruals
• Generates reports and performance indicators monitoring earned value, project performance, cashflow, resource histograms, and costs across the project lifecycle
• Reforecasts remaining project costs utilizing performance factors, sound judgment and analyzes potential impacts
• Identifies adverse trends based on project performance
• Review and analyze vendors/contractors monthly invoices
• Support Finance department for the development of Cash Flow curves
• Prepare formal presentation for cost management related topics

Minimum education, experience, and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Accounting, Business Management or Finance.
• 5+years of relevant experience in cost management on Major Oil/Gas/power/LNG projects.
• Knowledge of Engineering and Construction techniques and their costs impacts.
• Knowledge of project controls techniques for full project life cycle executions.
• Experience with a major Cost Management software is preferrable.
• Working knowledge of ERP system such as SAP, Oracle, etc. is preferrable.
• Strong analytical skills, and advanced skills with spreadsheets, charts, and presentations.
• Advanced user of MS Excel. Good understating of MS PowerPoint, and Word.
• Judgement, trust, and carefulness in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to work independently and prioritize workload during peak periods.
• Ability to identify and implement actions with minimum directions.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Initial assignment in Houston may need to move to project site during construction phase

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Communicates effectively at all levels of the organization to ensure clarity in expectations requirements, and deliverables. Excellent analytical skills.
• Team Player, good communication and reporting skills
• Welcomes working in a fast paced challenging and diverse entrepreneurial environment
• Hands-on type of personality

Work Environment

This position operates in a professional office environment with occasional work within or outside of a complex construction environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers/fax, filing cabinets, etc. This is primarily a sedentary role; however, the incumbent must be able to stand and/or sit continuously to perform all essential job functions for a full shift.

Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations:

• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. as required in order to lift files, boxes and office equipment as necessary.
• Ability to open filing cabinets and bending, standing on a stool, or climbing as necessary to perform these functions.
• While performing the duties of this role, the incumbent may be required to talk or listen.
• Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The incumbent is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to move throughout all areas of each office/site location and facilities.
• Able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This Position Description is not an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities, and the employee is expected to perform other duties as necessary and assigned. The duties and responsibilities of this position may be modified at any time to meet changing business needs.