Cost Control Engineer

<p><b>Role Summary</b></p>

<p>The Cost Control Engineer reporting to Cost Control Lead will be an integral part of the Organization.<br />
Project Team, working collaboratively within the organization, systems, procedures, and methods.<br />
Areas of responsibility will include detail cost reporting and forecasting as required to meet contractual obligations.<br />
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<b>Accountabilities</b><br />
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&bull; Establish, maintain and update a cost control system which clearly reflects status for approved budgets, committed, actual and forecast cost.<br />
&bull; Maintain project CBS structure<br />
&bull; Verification of cost coding according to project CBS and proactively ensure that Contractor and Sub-Contractors implement the agreed CBS into their reporting.<br />
&bull; Implementation of changes and keep status for variation orders, including verification that the variation orders contain all required information.<br />
&bull; Establish and maintain periodic cash-flow based on actual and forecast figures, including monitoring currency effect.<br />
&bull; Verify and assist to ensure correct cost coding of POs and invoices.<br />
&bull; Preparation of basis for invoicing and proactively follow-up that these are issued and paid.<br />
&bull; Coordination of project cost data with accounting and purchasing departments with focus on identifying issues and getting these resolved.<br />
&bull; Project cost status reporting, internal and external, with clear explanation of any deviations, including reasons and proposed mitigation measures.<br />
&bull; Project Contingency evaluation based on risk &amp; opportunities analysis.<br />
&bull; Supervise a team of Quantity surveyors and produce cost evaluation on various contract items.<br />
&bull; Claim cost preparation work.<br />
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<b>Qualifications and Experience</b><br />
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&bull; You hold a relevant technical and economics education on bachelor level or higher and have 5 years&
39; experience working with cost follow-up in offshore related projects, preferably FPSOs.<br />
&bull; The right candidate is someone who understands that project control is an important part of the value we bring to our business.<br />
&bull; We are looking for a candidate who is structured, analytical and a true problem solver with good communication skills.<br />
&bull; You are a team player but have the ability to work independently as well.<br />
&bull; Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written English.<br />
&bull; You have sound knowledge and understanding of project management philosophies.<br />
&bull; Prevoius user of PIMS Cost/Change/Contract modules.<br />
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With over 90 years&
39; combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world&
39;s leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil &amp; Gas, Power &amp; Renewables, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, Automotive and Chemicals sectors worldwide.With more than 100 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.</p>

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