Cost Engineer - Indirects & Procurement

Bechtel Corporation; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer for the Ar Rjum project in Saudi Arabia. You will prepare cost forecasts, monitor budgets, and support cost control across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver outcomes on schedule and within budget.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying or related field and 8-12 years of experience; international project exposure and proficiency with EcoSys/PowerBI are essential. Bechtel offers a challenging environment and competitive rewards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Project/Construction Management or related field.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience; or 12–15 years of related work experience.
• Ability to present controls information to management and clients.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cost budgets and cashflow forecasts; perform cost and cashflow analysis.
• Monitor contractor progress, verify costs, and prepare accruals with variance analysis.
• Incorporate approved changes into the estimate at completion and budget.
• Prepare routine performance reports and studies for management review.
• Coordinate with other organizations to support cost engineering activities.

Skills

Cost control

Oral & written communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying

Engineering / Project Management related field

Tools

EcoSys

PowerBI

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Relocation Authorized: International - Camp
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Dhalm

Requisition ID: 298280

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Project Overview

The Ar Rjum Project comprises a green field gold project with three open pit mining operations with associated waste dumps and ore stockpile, a processing plant, tailings management facilities, and supporting infrastructure including water supply, power supply, maintenance facilities, offices, temporary and permanent accommodation village. The Project is situated within the Central Arabian Gold Region, approximately 200 km north-east of Taif towards Riyadh and about 26 km South of Al Mouwayh, which is a small town situated on the Jeddah - Riyadh highway.

Job Summary

As a Senior Cost Engineer for the Ar Rjum project you will prepare cost forecasts, review cost trends, and implement project requirements for cost control. Your detailed analysis will provide innovative solutions to cost engineering challenges.

Major Responsibilities

• Maintain cost budgets and accurate cost & cashflow forecasts, utilising the change management system. Performs ongoing cost & cash flow analysis.
• Monitor progress of contractors, verify monthly incurred costs, prepare monthly accruals and provide variance analysis.
• Ensure approved trends and changes are incorporated into the overall project estimate at completion (EAC) and budget for cost and quantities.
• Prepare routine performance reports and special studies related to assigned scope for presentation to project, corporate, and/or customer management team(s).
• Maintains open communications with other organizations to support cost engineering analysis and control activities

Education And Experience Requirements

Requires Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Project/Construction Management or related fields (or international equivalent) and 8 - 12 years of relevant experience; alternatively, 12 - 15 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Proficiency in using PC operating systems and multi discipline specific software applications (EcoSys, PowerBI, Microsoft applications).
• Skilled in oral and written communication, with demonstrated ability to present Project Controls information to management/client.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analysing, and solving problems.

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