- Deliver consistent but appropriate cost management structures for major, complex projects.
- Roll-out of the emerging Company standard tools and processes, as appropriate for each project's life cycle development & execution phase.
- Provide project management support in the development of cost breakdown structures (CBS) and their population from the estimate.
- Develop Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and document Cost Time and Resource (CTR) sheets for phased cost estimates in line with the Company guidance notes for agreement and sign-off by the CTR budget holders.
- Provide project guidance for creation of accurate monthly cost reports, identifying variances from the plan on commitment
- value of work done, changes and currency fluctuations against approved Authorities for Expenditure (AFEs).
- Develop and implement the change management process for projects.
- Provide guidance on trend analysis and the assessment of change impacts on cost.
- Participate in peer reviews and other Assurance events.
- Contribute to the development of junior staff through coaching and training in cost engineering practices, tools and techniques.
- Drive and raise awareness of the importance of developing the cost management structure in early project phases.
Pre-Contract Stage
- Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
- Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
- Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
- Analyzing existing budgets and making improvements, reviewing plans and preparing quantity estimates, negotiating with various contractors and vendors, as well as building relationships with clients and site managers.
- Presenting detailed information of a progress of work on a periodic basis to enable payment for those works carried out to date.
- Providing advice, recommendations, and suggestions to managers and clients on innovative improvements and new strategies.
Post-Contract Stage
- Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
- Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.
- Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
- Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
- Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.
- Led the QS team, ensures accurate measurement of the subcontractor progress construction for payment application. Reviewed forecasted quantities and costs, to manage for better control of project delivery.
- Tracked dan monitored the accurate actual cost, analyzed trends and variances to develop realistic Project forecasts incorporating all scope.
- Ensured the post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
- Carried out the production of the monthly cost reports. Compiled as built cost estimate records for bench marking purposes.
