Lead Cost

Major Responsibilities

• Develops and implements project requirements for cost control in accordance with established Bechtel and client contractual requirements, objectives, and procedures.
• Establishes format and content of summaries and reconciliations, including segregation of cost according to level of confidence and identified areas of risk.
• Maintains open communications with other organizations to support cost engineering analysis and control activities.
• Monitors for accuracy and ensures the timely and competent performance of all cost control activities.
• Reviews and analyzes comparisons of scope, quantities, performance, and cost data.
• Reviews identified cost trends for cost effectiveness and suggests alternatives when appropriate.
• Prepares the project’s Project Financial Status Report.
• Prepares and supports cost data analysis for Tax, Treasury and PwC.
• Interfaces with designated Bechtel management and client counterparts for cost presentations.

Education And Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.
• Required Knowledge And Skills:
• Experience and demonstrated skill in directing cost engineering functions in the field and the home office.
• Experience and demonstrated skill in establishing criteria for cost management activities.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and solving problems driven by data.
• Advanced knowledge of Bechtel's financial reporting systems (CFAR), controller account codes, cost management system (Ecosys), and the digital supply chain system (DSCS).
• Advanced knowledge of Bechtel's standard cost reporting including the PFSR, QURR, CoCo, PSERV etc.
• Must be able to independently provide guidance, training and coaching to junior and mid-grade Cost Engineers with multiple backgrounds and experience.
• Excellent communications and presentation skills to combine sound analytical cost engineering principles with the ability to summarize, reach appropriate conclusions, and present to management teams.
• Demonstrated flexibility to respond to urgent project requests and/or changing priorities.

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