Principal Cost Engineer

MEET-KSA-Dhahran

**Job Description and Qualifications**

**RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITY**
- Technically qualified and experienced staff for implementation of project controls best practices to support the project management team to execute projects on time, on budget, and to specification.
- Utilize Air Products CBS & associated code of accounts to produce reports, track & forecast EPC costs and overall work performance.
- Displays efficient and cost-effective management of duties - prepare and present efficient written analysis of TIC cost variance.
- Effective and result oriented, interfacing with the PM and/or departments to perform job efficiently.
Assigning and reviewing work of subordinate cost and planning staff.

**JOB SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE**:

- Sound understanding of project delivery phases, activities performed in each phase, and deliverables at the end of each phase.
- Have experience working on major EPCM and / or EPC (LSTK) contracts, in working on projects within the Oil and Gas, Power and industrial sectors.
- Strong working knowledge of coding structures for EPCM and / or EPC projects - WBS, EPS, OBS, RBS, Client Coding Requirements
- Capable of developing and maintaining a control budget and forecast for engineering services - including changes, trends, CPI / MPI, etc.
- Knowledge of, and the interrelationship of a good technical project scope definition, quality of the schedule and estimate, construction sequence and execution, procurement and contracting strategies, commissioning and start up
- Capable of developing and maintaining a control budget and forecast for EPC (TIC) - including materials and sub-contracts.
- Understanding of financial interface for expenditures, revenue recognition, invoicing, cash flow / cash calls
- Capable of developing contingency worksheet and drawdown curves
- Full understanding of cross-functional interfaces with, and deliverables engineering, procurement - materials & sub-contracts, estimating, cost management, construction & commissioning, safety, quality, finance/accounting, and document control
- Capable of managing impact of change & trends and resulting cost re-baselines and forecasts
Working knowledge of Earned Value Measurement in engineering, procurement & construction.
Strong experience with Cost Measurement tools, Progress and Performance Measurement tools (including Time Management systems)
- Experience in progress measurements and progress reporting for engineering, procurement, and construction
- Ability to work well as an integral part of a large project team that includes the customer, engineering disciplines, construction management team, and 3rd party suppliers.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills

**INDUSTRY SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE**:

- Minimum Ten (10) years of progressive experience to include experience in TIC cost management, earned value analysis, performance measurement, and milestones & project auditing.

**IT SKILLS**:

- Previous SAP and EcoSys PMIS experience strongly preferred, especially around SAP Project Systems module. This would be an added advantage.
- project and portfolio tools such as Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, etc

**PEOPLE SKILLS**:

- Excellent leadership skills and ability to influence, mentorship skills, and relationship building skills.
- Superior interpersonal, organizational, analytical, managerial and communication skills.
- Input into performance review process of team members and peers.
- Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each project is input into internal database.

**OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION**
- Flexibility to periodically travel on both an India domestic and international basis. Some travel requirements could be in increments for several weeks at a time.

**EDUCATION - QUALIFICATIONS, ACCREDITATION, TRAINING**:

- A university degree in engineering, or equivalent.
- PMI membership / certification or APM membership / Charter Project Manager is preferred.
- AACE membership / certification or RICS membership / Chartered Surveyor is preferred.
- Additional technical and leadership training and project related seminars
- Highly competent in MS Excel, SharePoint, VBA, Database, Power BI, Tableau, PowerApps, System Integration
- PMIS Software knowledge (Desirable): Ecosys, Procon, Unifier, Ares Prism, Aconex, Proliance.
- Willing to undergo rigorous in-house Cost Management and quality training.

**Req No.**
- 47951BR

**Employment Status**
- Full Time

**Organization**
- Global Engrg Mfg Technology & Equipment

**Business Sector / Division**
- GEMTE MEET

**Region**
- Middle East, Egypt, Turkey (MEET)

**Country**
- Saudi Arabia