Cost Engineer

KBR Careers; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR-Abu Dhabi is seeking a Cost Engineer to oversee project cost management on a large-scale power and water transmission project in Abu Dhabi. This PMC role involves coordinating with supervision consultants and EPCs appointed by the client.

You will develop budgets, track costs, prepare variance analyses and forecasts, verify payments and support claims. You will mentor team members and drive disciplined cost control across the programme.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• 5+ years of experience in cost engineering or project controls.
• Proven experience in large-scale programmes with similar scope.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor overall program and package budgets.
• Track costs against budgets including committed, incurred, and forecast costs.
• Create cost reports with variances, earned value and change commentary.
• Coordinate with clients, supervision consultants, EPC Contractors, vendors and regulators.
• Prepare monthly forecast-to-complete and ensure final accounting for contracts.
• Review invoices and verify payments; support claims resolutions.
• Mentor project team members and support risk management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Team management

Cost control

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Commercial management software

Job description

Title: Cost Engineer Job Description

Job Title: Cost Engineer

Company: KBR-Abu Dhabi

Project: Power and Water Transmission Scheme

Location: Abu Dhabi

Experience Required: 5+ years

Employment Type: Full-time, Contract

About Company

Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR! The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals. KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Job Purpose

The Cost Engineer will oversee the Project cost management requirement. This is a PMC role, and there will be multiple Supervision Consultants and EPC`s appointed directly by the Client. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing overall programme cost management requirements on the large-scale power and water transmission projects in Abu Dhabi. This role involves strategic planning, resource management, and collaboration with various stakeholders to meet project objectives, timelines, and budget constraints.

Job Responsibilities

• Candidate will be responsible for developing overall program and package budgets. The overall budget and individual package budgets will be live documents and shall be updated from time to time in accordance with the progress of the packages.
• Candidate shall be responsible for tracking costs against approved budgets. Costs shall include committed, incurred, actual/paid, and forecast final /out-turn costs.
• Candidate shall develop overall job cost reports for each Works Package that show variances between budgets and costs, earned value, variances between budget and final forecast cost, and movements from prior month, with commentary on variances and movements.
• Comment and verify the EPC Contractors’ reports on the value of Works done.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders, including clients, supervision consultants, contractors, vendors and regulatory authorities to ensure alignment and compliance with project cost requirements.
• Oversee the development and implementation of project budgets.
• Monitor, review, register, check for conditions, check for expiration/renewals of Insurances and Bonds.
• Prepare, review, recommend, register Variation Orders.
• Review, assess, recommend, assist in claims resolutions.
• Verify and register all payments.
• Prepare monthly Forecast-to-Complete (Estimate at Completion). Ensure that the Final Accounting for each EPC Contract is concluded expeditiously, inclusive of all claims and outstanding payments.
• Prepare and present regular project reports to senior management and the client, detailing progress, challenges and solutions, commercial status, risks etc.
• Guide and mentor project team members, promoting professional development and knowledge sharing.
• Foster strong relationships with clients and other stakeholders to maintain project support and mitigate any concerns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• 5+ years
• Proven experience in a similar role on programmes with a similar scope.

Technical Skills

• In-depth knowledge of commercial management software.

Soft Skills

• Exceptional leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• A proactive approach to risk management and conflict resolution.

KBR — Delivering Solutions, Changing the World. KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives. In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

We Value Our People – We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.

We Deliver – We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We Are People of Integrity – We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work and our people is good for business.

We Empower – We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.

We Are a Team of Teams – We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.

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