Value Edge Management Service Limited is a leading business management consulting practice serving clients across Africa. We work in all major sectors of the economy and levels of government engaging highly trained and sector-experienced consultants.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Costing Engineer

Location: Ilupeju, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Responsible to lead and manage day to day functioning of the cost Engineers for Turnaround (TARs) portfolio
• Support the preparation and implementation of the work breakdown structure (WBS); ensuring understanding of the broader scope across all stages.
• Support the set-up of appropriate control budgets from the estimate and schedule, ensuring full understanding of estimate basis, scope, schedule, contracting strategy and execution plan.
• Support the overall change management (trending andMoC) process; ensuring it is rigorously applied to all changes and that impacts are fully assessed and incorporated into cost forecasts, project plans and budgets.
• Ensure that data collected from team(s) and contractors (progress, changes, and risks) is used to underpin the cost forecast assumptions, phasing and control budgets.
• Support the cost related communication plans, interfaces and the reporting system that provides the leadership team and stakeholders with timely analysis and insights for all work scope.
• Closely monitor cost performance against realistic targets to ensure that objectives and key performance indicators are met.
• Help identify risks and cost reduction opportunities and uncertainties.
• Prepare final cost reports and financial closeout documentation, reconciliations, and reports
• Adhere to the principles outlined in the controls governing documents.
• Supports project and cost control training to non-practitioners
• Supports onboarding of cost engineers
• Directs Company’s cost engineers in support of the site
• Performs assurances in accordance with the common process
• Benchmarks to demonstrate the competitiveness of the project
• Supports Turnarounds benchmarking

Requirements

• Preferably a Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Commercial Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in construction estimating and project management.
• Proven track record of successfully managing construction projects from start to finish.
• Experience with various types of construction projects, including, industrial, manufacturing, and commercial
• Demonstrated capability to manage cost controls activities on multiple projects of various sizes and complexity
• Proficiency using project systems and databases, especially Microsoft and Excel
• Knowledge of schedules for aligning cost forecast
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Strong commitment and support to safety, risk, and business goals
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, teamwork, influencing, and communication skills
• Awareness of agile ways of working
• High level of self-motivation, proactive, with good time management skills
• Solid understanding of scheduling, estimating, and benchmarking.

Application Closing Date
26th September, 2024.