Lead Cost Specialist job at McDermott

Vacancy title:
Lead Cost Specialist

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Business Management and Administration , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

McDermott

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, May 03 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Bulisa, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 24 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
People power our future. That is why advancing a dynamic, inclusive environment, where everyone grows and thrives is critically important to us.
Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing offshore platforms hundreds of miles from shore, and using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.
Here, what you do matters.
McDermott is an equal opportunity employer. Our recruitment and employment practices are ethical, legal, voluntary, and free from discrimination.
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Job Overview:
Lead Cost Specialist will lead and be responsible for all cost control and reporting tasks on the project at the worksite. This position will report to the Project Controls Manager and will be key to providing accurate and reliable cost forecasts and projections to the Project Management Team.
Successful candidates must have 10 or more years of relevant experience and recognized expertise in large international onshore/offshore oil and gas projects with at least 5 years of supervisory experience. The working environment is multicultural and demands considerable experience in the project process working with International Clients and Contractors. Strong communication skills, fluent spoken and written English.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for monthly CSR forecast/project review meeting for all Project Managers and responsible parties, including the review of revised CSRs and issuing monthly packages to satisfy compliance requirements
• Create, review, and revise multiple budgetary and as-sold quote calculations for ongoing proposals
• Regular analyses and cost forecasts to facilitate management reviews
• Work in co-ordination with the Planning and Progress teams to effectively manage the Project controls responsibilities to PMT
• Work with Project Management to resolve ongoing contractual or change management issues
• Review proposal drafts, NDA and ongoing project contracts for issues, compliance and change order opportunities
• Support Executive Leadership, Operations, Business Development and Project Managers in development and presentation of risk reviews
• Issue expended work hours for each project to Project Managers and Business Development Managers in order to maintain accurate expectations of time charges by assigned personnel
• Consolidate and compare past estimates to recent wards, proposals and completed projects to better understand internal capabilities, trends and provide better walking-away pricing
• Ensure that the National Content Plan is followed by all parties (McDermott and Subcontractors)
• Managing the training and advancement of local employees and ensuring that knowledge of the company’s policies and procedures are included
• Ability to work efficiently in Company’s Financial system - JD Edwards

Essential Qualifications and Education:
• Responsible for cost, schedule and progress control
• Key to providing accurate and reliable cost forecasts and projections
• Must be able to produce, maintain and analyze progress S curves for progress and quantities
• Proficient with Project Management concepts
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access)
• Previous experience of having worked in Progress Measurement databases
• Graduate degree or commensurate experience

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, May 03 2024
Duty Station: Bulisa
Posted: 24-04-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 24-04-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 24-04-2067
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