Project Cost Engineer / Canada

Introduction

We are pleased to offer the following opportunity of Project Cost Engineer located in St. John's, NL.

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: 1 Year, Renewable

Closing date: 2019-06-26 12:00:00

Description

Core Responsibilities:

Cost Control:

• Assisting the Cost Control Lead in managing key deliverables related to cost control, including developing and maintaining cost forecasts and budgets for the ORA scope
• Advising and assisting the Cost Control Lead with identifying, reviewing, and managing cost deviations where they occur
• Assisting project staff in processing and payment of project related invoices
• Maintaining cost control reporting and providing monthly updates on project funding requirements (cost tracking, accruals, commitments) 

Scheduling/Planning:

• Developing and baselining the project schedule through interactive planning sessions
• Providing planning/scheduling support to maintain/update the project schedule
• Providing support to plan and manage resources for projects
• Providing support in developing progress measurement systems and project dashboard reporting to Management
• Monitoring and supporting the overall stewardship of the ORA Activity Catalogue
• Monitoring and maintaining the issues register for the ORA team
• Reporting/External Engagement
• Coordinating, compiling and preparing monthly/quarterly presentations and reports for the WWRP Senior Leadership Team
• Actively engaging with project stakeholders to ensure timely completion of reporting deliverables
• Developing and maintaining a reporting calendar for project deliverables
• Participating in monthly meetings with WWRP joint venture partners to support tracking/completion of action items
• Project Services Co-op Students
• Providing supervision, mentorship and oversight of the Project Services engineering co-op students during their work terms
• Participating in recruitment activities for Project Services engineering co-op students

Requirements

Must Have Skills:

• Post Secondary degree or equivalent in Engineering or industry related discipline
• P. Eng or P. Tech designation
• A minimum of 3-5 years related work experience on capital projects
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, incurred costs tracking, accruals, commitment and invoicing process for capital projects
• Understanding of Project Controls functions (1-3 years)
• Experience in planning & scheduling (1-3 years)
• Experience in Project Reporting (1-3 years)
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Ability to manage time sensitive deliverables and competing priorities
• Ability to work in a team environment dealing with people from various disciplines to achieve goals, and to identify and resolve problems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of both automated and manual project control/management techniques and programs
• Working knowledge of SAP for accounting, invoicing, and reporting process
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to mentor, coach and provide oversight to engineering co-op students

Nice to Have Skills:

• Formal training in cost management
• Formal training in planning/scheduling
• Experience in progress measurement (1-3 years)
• Demonstrable knowledge of the offshore oil & gas industry
• Familiar with all aspects of multi-disciplined projects involving engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, operations and drilling requirements
• Working knowledge of Active Risk Manager (ARM) database