Job Purpose
The Cost Engineer will play a key role in delivering a complete suite of cost-control services and financial support for projects
Job Responsibilities
- Develop the project cost control strategy, plans, and procedures
- Adhere to the segment financial, business and project processes;
- Address issues pertaining to project cost control procedures
- Coordinate development and implementation of project work breakdown structure (WBS) / cost breakdown structure (CBS) in concert with Project Lead and Project Planning/Scheduling Engineer;
- Participate in the development of project execution plans;
- Participate in the development of estimates and studies within a project stage and for sanction;
- Coordinate and develop appropriate control budgets consistent with project estimate and WBS / CBS;
- Implement and monitor costs within each project stage and for entire project until completion or close-out;
- Perform quality assurance on contractor cost-management performance;
- Coordinate or develop appropriate internal and external benchmarking and technical limits;
- Coordinate preparation of cost risk analysis;
- Review financial data related to accruals, invoice payments, purchase orders and material deliveries and other financial data;
- Provide cost input to and implement the cost element of change management procedure;
- Provide cost input to and implement the cost element of risk management plan;
- Coordinate and develop project annual-spend projections, cost reconciliations, and variance analyses;
- Assist and prepare cost performance management data
- Develop project close-out plan;
- Work with business unit or project controller and accounting function to ensure adequate financial controls
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering and/or equivalent
- Minimum 5 years experience
- Extensive project control or project management experience;
- Experience with cost management tools
Other details
Duration: One year (extendable contract)
Location: Porto Marghera, Italy
ITALIAN NATIONALS ONLY