Senior Costing Engineer: Capital Projects & Forecasting

JAC Recruitment; Kuala Lumpur; Sur place; MYR 180 000 - 320 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

JAC Recruitment is seeking a Senior Costing Engineer for a leading rare earth producer in Malaysia. You will develop and maintain CAPEX and OPEX estimates, budgets, forecasts, and cost reports across the full project lifecycle, partnering with engineering, procurement, construction, and finance teams.

You will provide cost analysis, commercial insights, forecasting, benchmarking, and data-driven recommendations to support investment approvals, change control, and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Cost Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Project Management, or related discipline.
• Experience in Cost Engineering, Cost Estimating, Cost Control, Project Controls, or Project Commercial roles within capital project environments.
• Experience within mining, resources, rare earths, chemical processing, oil & gas, petrochemical, EPC, EPCM, power, or heavy industrial industries is highly preferred.
• Proven experience preparing and reviewing CAPEX and OPEX estimates for major industrial projects.
• Strong understanding of cost estimating methodologies, cost control principles, forecasting techniques, earned value management (EVM), and project controls practices.
• Experience supporting feasibility studies, business case development, project execution, and investment approval processes.
• Ability to prepare executive-level cost reports, project dashboards, and management presentations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and cost management systems.
• Experience with Primavera P6, SAP, EcoSys, Oracle, Cleopatra Enterprise, Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (ACCE), or equivalent tools will be an added advantage.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, commercial acumen, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsabilités

• Develop, prepare, and maintain capital cost estimates (CAPEX), operating cost estimates (OPEX), project budgets, and cost models across various project stages.
• Support feasibility studies, business cases, concept selection, and project development activities through accurate cost estimation and financial analysis.
• Review engineering deliverables, material take-offs (MTOs), vendor quotations, and contractor submissions to develop comprehensive project cost estimates.
• Prepare estimate basis documents, cost breakdown structures (CBS), cost databases, and benchmarking analyses.
• Perform cost benchmarking using historical project data, industry indices, and market intelligence to validate estimate accuracy.
• Support project investment approvals by providing reliable cost forecasts and commercial recommendations.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Problem solving

English communication

Formation

Bachelor's in Eng

Outils

Primavera P6

SAP

EcoSys

Oracle

Cleopatra Enterprise

ACCE

Description du poste

JAC Recruitment is seeking a Senior Costing Engineer for a leading rare earth producer in Malaysia. You will develop and maintain CAPEX and OPEX estimates, budgets, forecasts, and cost reports across the full project lifecycle, partnering with engineering, procurement, construction, and finance teams.

You will provide cost analysis, commercial insights, forecasting, benchmarking, and data-driven recommendations to support investment approvals, change control, and governance.