Cost Control Analyst – Design & Prelims

Systra; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA India CTR is seeking a cost-control focused professional to support the regional technical centre. You will work on cost analysis, forecasting, and reporting for major rail and infrastructure projects, interfacing with commercial teams and multi-disciplinary design groups.

The role requires a civil engineering background with strong Excel and Power BI capabilities, plus collaboration across global CTR teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Engineering (Civil preferred); Master’s/MBA preferred.
• Good understanding of cost control methods, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Experience in construction project cost analysis and reporting.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts and tender/contract documentation.
• Strong collaborative working and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly cost control duties in close coordination with the Cost Control Manager.
• Analyse and forecast prelims WPs actuals, design actuals, and GMMP actuals.
• Prepare reconciliations of cost forecasts vs programme forecasts.
• Produce weekly quantities reports and review cost allocations.
• Support commercial team with monthly cost reports, accruals, and change register tracking.
• Consolidate and present financial year costs in simplified formats and graphs.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Cost control methods

Forecasting

Performance reporting

Education

Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering

Master’s/MBA preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

It has been more than 60 years since SYSTRA has garnered expertise that spans the entire spectrum of Mass Rapid Transit System. SYSTRA India’s valuable presence in India roots back to 1957, where SYSTRA worked on the electrification of Indian Railways. Our technical excellence, holistic approach and the tremendous talent provides a career that puts people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency.

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Context

In India, SYSTRA is an international consulting and engineering company operating in the fields of Metros, High Speed Rail, Railways, Roads, Buildings, Urban planning, and Water Infrastructure for public and private organizations. Our unique expertise is backed with a reputation built through technical excellence delivered on projects. Our fully integrated services are tailored to plan and manage projects using proven best practices.

CTR – Regional Technical Centre of Systra India takes care of the international production of major projects at Systra Group level. CTR team has expertise in design of High-Speed Rail, Metro, Conventional Rail, Bridges, Highways, Depots, Stations and Transport Planning. Starting from Feasibility/Concept stage to Detailed Design to IFC/Shop drawings, the disciplines involved have experience of designing in accordance with various international codes and delivered projects across the world.

CTR team has successfully delivered some major projects in UK, UAE, Tanzania, KSA, Australia, Canada and Denmark. One of the major achievements of India CTR team has been the design of HS2 project in UK. We played an instrumental role in delivering 3 major Sublots on HS2 with our teams proactively engaging with Front Office in UK and delivering beyond client expectations. This resulted in India team receiving many accolades from the contractor BBV and client HS2.

CTR team in India is proficient in working on multi-disciplinary projects integrating Design, BIM and Drawing production in a seamless workflow incorporating different software. The technical and management teams within CTR get an opportunity to work and interact with other CTR teams within Systra Group from Paris, Poland, Dubai, Philippines and Brazil.

Missions/Main Duties

• Perform monthly cost control duties in close coordination with the Cost Control Manager.
• Analyse and forecast prelims WPs actuals, design actuals, and GMMP actuals.
• Prepare reconciliations of cost forecasts vs programme forecasts.
• Produce weekly quantities reports and review cost allocations.
• Support commercial team with monthly cost reports, accruals, and change register tracking.
• Consolidate and present financial year costs in simplified formats and graphs.

Profile/Skills

• Bachelor’s in Engineering (Civil Engineering preferred); Master’s/MBA preferred
• Good understanding of cost control methods, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills.
• Experience in construction project cost analysis and reporting.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts and tender/contract documentation.
• Strong collaborative working and communication skills.

We commit to put people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency. As we are growing, this is time to be a part of this challenging adventure. It’s not a job - it’s a career!