Professional, Project Cost Management

Overview

Lead a project cost management team on a medium-complexity project, from pre-design through completion, managing cost plans, budgets, procurement commercials and client reporting.

What you'll do

• Assemble, lead and monitor project teams, and set their organisational structure, project objectives and working procedures.
• Set up project cost plans and allocate budget to achieve optimal results and target profits.
• Implement, administer and maintain cost control systems to track budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts.
• Prepare and review cost estimates and schedules, and provide cost information to support decisions and alternative selection.
• Evaluate contractor invoices before submission into client finance systems for pre-approval.
• Evaluate and analyse bids and recommend decisions; provide forecasts and cash flow analysis.
• Maintain the cost report, provide regular updates on financial position, and produce monthly cost reports for the client.
• Assist in developing, validating and maintaining the project schedule.
• Support the change management process, including value engineering and design change management.
• Prepare BOQs, quantity surveys and take-offs, and cost analysis for each BOQ line item.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations on behalf of the client.
• Assist the contract manager in procurement and variation order management, and finalise commercials with vendors.
• Support the construction manager in installation, site inspection and contractor management.
• Review and standardise specifications, and carry out benchmarking.
• Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner, and compile as-built cost records.
• Identify client needs and constraints, represent the client throughout the project, and promote the company.

What you'll need

• A degree in a relevant property-related discipline.
• Established experience as a professional in design, construction and cost management.
• Proven track record in profit planning, business development, networking and marketing.
• High-level management skills.
• Sound technical knowledge of civil and MEP aspects as applicable.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to build intricate spreadsheets and to extract, transform and reconcile data from several sources.

Details

• Location: On-site, Gurugram, Haryana.
• Scheduled weekly hours: 48.