Qatar, Qatar
Fulltime: 60 hrs a week
Experience: 5 years
Closing: March 09, 2025

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Introduction

  • Provide advice on cost management including estimating, forecasting, reporting, allocation, planning and stewardship for costs and expenditures within Onplot Project.
  • Monitors the Contractor’s performance in the area of changes and control and provides advice as necessary to make certain the Company’s objectives are achieved.
  • Develop and modify procedures to meet specialized business requirement as well as provide advice and guidance to team members.
  • Understand the key project drivers, define roles and responsibilities, develop communication protocols, identify, develop and implement project procedures for cost estimating/control.
  • The role requires providing cost management expertise by developing detailed cost planning models, project cost estimate, analysis, and reports to advise, guide and recommend appropriate changes to processes and procedures to meet business requirements.
  • The prime objective of cost control/estimating is to improve project performance by anticipating issues, avoiding negative situations and reducing the frequency of poor outcomes.
  • Major challenges include (1) operating in a dynamic team environment in a highly visible project with large capital expenditure and significant schedule execution pressures and (2) delivering accurate and flawless performance in respect to safety, quality, cost and schedule demonstrating multi-tasking, flexibility and initiative to meet evolving business needs.

What are you going to do 

  • Develop efficient cost services and provide expert advice on cost estimating, forecasting, accounting, allocation, planning, reporting and control issues to ensure effective processes are utilized throughout the project life cycle.
  • Review and evaluate assumptions and cost plan data to ensure cost centre owners and project management are fully appraised on cost governance requirements and the project complies with approved budget.
  • Provide financial input into Funding Packages submittals such as Advance Commitments (ACs), Full Funding (FF), Supplementary Funding whenever required and recommend budget transfers to ensure that all necessary funding is provided, and Project Cost at Completion is aligned with the approved budgets.
  • Develop and maintain a cost and man-hours information database, benchmarking data to provide support for estimating requirements as required.
  • Able to estimate the cost for potential change orders with the Contractor. Has extensive experience in cost estimating for major projects.
  • Forecast cost estimates and prepare annual Work Program and Budget (WP&B) taking full consideration of project scope, progress achieved and pending to complete scope.
  • Develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) for the overall project consistent with project scope and reporting structures requirements.
  • Facilitate the monitoring of contractors and project’s cost performance comparing to agreed control plans and recommends corrective plans as required during project execution with the appropriate PMT personnel.
  • Monitor, review and endorse Contractor deliverables in terms of VOWD reporting, Trend Management and Earned Value Analysis.
  • Advise Project Leadership Team of potential cost issues as early enough to mitigate, provide guidance on corrective actions and measures to mitigate any adverse trends.
  • In conjunction with Head Project Controls develop and implement corrective actions and recovery plans ensuring these are implemented in a timely manner.
  • Verify Project Commitments in line with approved budgets and ensure all change orders are dully submitted (about contractual compliance) and are subject to proper Management approval.
  • Develop inhouse cost reporting solutions for managing Project Cost ensuring accuracy, integrity and consistency of data.

Essential skills and knowledge 

  • Bachelor degree in Engineering or Business degree related subject or equivalent experience. AACE certification is preferable but not compulsory.
  • Minimum 10 years’ experience in cost allocation, estimation, planning and expenditure working within a major project environment in the oil and gas industry (preferably Onshore), with exposure in project controls, cost and schedule development, tender preparation and contract management.
  • Experience of working in SAP environment is preferable.
  • Excellent written and oral English skills.
  • Strong planning, organizational and prioritizing skills.
  • Strong negotiating and influencing skills.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Good computer literacy skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
  • Intermediate level understanding of Power BI
  • Good presentation skills and well versed with cost control/estimating tools.

What we offer 

  • Salary:
    • Day Rate in USD Plus Allowance
  • Work Schedule:
    • 10 Hours / 6 Days
  • Duration:
    • 2028 with possible extension
  • Location:
    • France (Up to 31 Dec. 2025)
    • Remaining work assignment is in Qatar

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