Job Description
Job Summary
- Supports the project by participating in internal and external cost and schedule reviews, and performing cost tracking and reconciliation. In addition, this position may support long-range planning efforts along with support to dedicated integrated project teams.
Major Responsibilities
- Monitors cost recording, monitoring, and reporting practices for compliance with applicable standards.
- Responsible for the development and accuracy of cost reports. Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility and consistency.
- Responsible for cost engineering and cost analysis/control activities for projects with significant non-routine requirements or for discipline/projects/proposal cost activities that require a high degree of technical skilled experience.
- Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to cost engineering guidance to area & functions.
- Mentoring of junior PCEs in data/graphical analysis.
In addition, may be required to schedule review and development efforts via the following:
- Obtains required schedule information by all disciplines/functions.
- Identifies restraints and effects on the total project schedule.
- Coordinates with all departments to ensure understanding of total project schedule needs.
- Responsible for total integration of schedule activities.
- Identifies schedule considerations and problems resulting from inter-discipline or functional restraints and interfaces.
- Monitors and reports critical path and schedule performance of the total project.
- Conducts project schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine the criticality of schedule activities.
- Recommends alternatives for schedule improvement to the project team for discussion and/or decision.
- Responsible for leading, when requested, the development and review of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources/costs required to affect such plans.
Education and Experience Requirements
- Possess a B.Eng / H.N.D in Mechanical Engineering with not less than 10 years of relevant work experience.
- Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
- Must be COREN and NSE certified.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, which include cost estimating, cost control, and cost analysis, in the field and the home office.
- Skilled in oral and written communication.
- Knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or Cobra applications.
- Proficiency in using PC operating systems and several basic software applications such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and Cobra software applications.
- Previous government project Earned Value Management System experience on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction job.
- Flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.
- Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to work with people of varied backgrounds and objectives.
- Proficiency in using multiple discipline specific applications (Cost processors, COBRA, Primavera, etc.).