MEP Cost Lead

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL); Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Mumbai, India invites a Cost Manager to lead cost control and budgeting across projects from pre-design to completion. You will assemble and guide project teams, set cost plans, monitor performance, and support procurement and VO management.

The ideal candidate will have strong cost management skills, experience in design/construction, and proven leadership with clear communication abilities to drive project profitability.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant property-related discipline.
• Proven track record in design, construction and cost management.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost information to support decision making.
• Evaluate contractor invoices for pre-approval.
• Prepare cost reports and forecasts.
• Manage project scheduling and cost controls throughout the life cycle.
• Collaborate with procurement and VO management.
• Develop and maintain detailed cost plans and estimates.

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Leadership

Education

Degree in property-related discipline

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Summary

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Cost Manager

Project and Development Services - Corporate Solutions (Mumbai/India)

What this job involves

Steering projects at the helm To be stationed in (region/country), you ll work side-by-side with the cost manager or senior cost manager to ensure the success of a project-from its pre-design phase to its completion. You ll assemble and lead various project teams; and monitor the teams performance, and bring out the best in every team member. You re also in charge of creating the organisational structure, project objectives and working procedures for the teams. Your Cost management skills will also be of great value, as you set up clear project cost plans and allot sufficient budget to achieve optimal results and meet the company s target profits. Also part of your job is to attend project meetings as required, develop monthly reports and carry out contract administration. Furthermore, you ll oversee negotiations, analyses and promotions of quality control systems. Your task is to fully understand, collect and deliver clients requirements. The CC team will depend on you to help schedule or plan establishment, value engineer, and design change management. You ll also assist the contract manager in all related procurement and VO management. On top of that, you ll support the construction manager in all related installation, site inspection and contractor management, Prepare BOQ s, Quantity Survey Quantity Take Off, Cost Analysis for each of the line items in the BOQ as required for project to project, Benchmarking, Review Standardize of Specifications, Sound Technical Knowledge on Civil / MEP aspects as applicable, Procurement from Cost Management perspective, Finalise Commercials with vendors, Rate Contracts as applicable, Boosting client relationships. Helping clients achieve success is what JLL does best-and your role is an extension of this tradition.

The Cost Manager is responsible for implementing administering and maintaining cost control systems and procedures to track budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts, and to assist in the preparation and review of cost estimates and schedules for projects of medium complexity and value;

Responsibilities

• Provide cost information to support decision and alternative selection


• Evaluate contractor invoices prior to submission into client Finance systems for pre-approval


• Utilize information from SAP (or similar) and input to cost report and validation of spending


• Evaluate and analyze bids and provide recommendation for decision making


• Provide forecasts and cash flow analysis


• Maintain and manage the cost report and provide regular updates on financial position


• Assist in the development, validation and maintenance of the project schedule


• Assist in developing reporting tracking tools and generates cost reports on regular basis including evaluation of earned value


• Support the coordination of the Change Management process for the project


• Build intricate spreadsheets to enable fast and accurate data manipulation of large data sets


• Extract data from several sources, transforming it to fit operational needs


• Reconcile data to support complete accuracy and creates a clean audit trail

Pre-Contract

• 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.

Post-Contract

• Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project life cycle.


• 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 bench marking purposes.

A seasoned expert

The ideal candidate is no neophyte-you should exhibit high-level management skills, and should hold a degree in relevant property-related discipline. Likewise, you should have established yourself as a professional within design, construction and cost management. Moreover, you should have a proven track record in profit planning, business development, networking and marketing.

An effective communicator

Are you considered a natural communicator Alongside your native tongue, do you have a strong grasp of written and spoken English You ll need it in this role - strong communication skills will surely land you the job. Likewise, you ll be in charge of creating an environment where all team members are encouraged to contribute; as well as managing company staff to achieve enthusiastic and effective contribution to the project. Furthermore, you ll actively search for improvement opportunities, and empower the team to implement them.

Location and hours

Location: Mumbai, MH

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 48

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