Job Information
Jacobs Cost Estimator (W/M/X) in Warsaw, Poland
Your Impact:
We are an international engineering company providing services in the field of technical consulting, design, and investment project management.
Our GDC Poland is made of skilled experts and professionals that support local and international projects from offices located in Krakow and Warsaw. They cover the following markets:
Advanced Facilities
Water&Environment
Transportation
Energy&Power
Cities&Places
Digital
By working together in international teams and with different perspectives, we gain the experience that is our collective strength.
In Jacobs, every day is a chance to make the world a better place - let's design your career with us!
JOB OBJECTIVE
To deliver a cost estimating, control, and management service to ensure appropriate budget control and availability of credible timely cost information for project decision making.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Accountabilities
To comply with project controls procedures, processes, and systems to ensure that quality and consistency of data is maintained. To contribute to improving the quality and performance of cost control processes and systems
To undertake forensic review of sub-contractor estimates ensuring best practice has been adhered to and followed
To assist in the preparation of Change Control and PVN (Project Variance Notice) procedures, and subsequent implementation against inflight approved projects
To assist in the keeping of records for change control, PVN’s and trends and the maintenance of the trend / change log.
Responsible for the preparation of monthly cost reports, identifying critical areas, and providing trend analysis and early warnings to the Project Team and/or Project Services Function.
To assist in the preparation of estimates for new and ongoing projects with reviews and providing advice on corrective actions
To identify variances and develop the appropriate mitigation strategies for recommendation to the Project Team
Ensure budgets are controlled within authorised funding limits and in accordance with financial procedures. Monitor trends monthly, provide analysis to the Project Team and invoke the project change control procedure invoked where required
Assist the Project Team in the day-to-day management of Project Control activities.
To be responsible for monthly and ad hoc reporting requirements, including management of monthly reports and reporting on behalf of the head of project controls
To perform any other Project Control duties as and when required by the Head of Project Controls
Earned value management and analysis creation from first principals. Drive the implementation of EVM including production of EVM reports and undertaken of variance analysis
Here’s What You’ll Need:
Responsibilities
Understand and apply responsibilities regarding the Company’s Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards
Provide a comprehensive cost engineering service for the Programme and projects.
Assist with the management the monthly and ad-hoc cost reporting requirements for the Project Services Function.
Develop, produce, and maintain cost management plans individual SDAs and the project as a whole
To prepare time, cost, materials, and labour estimates
Cost management and control to include the establishment and management of cost recording system in proprietary ERP software and monitoring against budget
Collection, review, and verification of accurate cost data from clients, partners, and suppliers.
Undertake the month end and year end accruals
Ensure the necessary cost reporting information and supporting evidence is available for weekly T&M reporting to the client as per contractual requirements
Input, manage and present resource information to enable capacity planning and resource levelling to be performed where necessary
Update project budgets on a regular basis or as required by the contract, ensuring budget changes dealt with in a controlled manner
Perform project progress monitoring including reviewing forecasts with progress achieved to date
Produce cost report data to contribute to weekly and monthly project progress reports
Input into the capture of project risks, and development of quantitative financial risk models
Act as a representative in technical / cost performance presentations and negotiations with clients, partners, and suppliers
Produce cost information, for input into project planning software such as Primavera P6
Continually bring about enhancements to the project cost management system
Collate and analyse historical cost data
Knowledge/Experience
Undertaking all aspects of Cost and estimating management for the life cycle of a project. Experience of front-end Project delivery and the design procurement and construction of a variety of facilities including major capital projects (Nuclear), Civil Projects, accommodation, infrastructure, manufacturing, research, and testing facilities in both conventional and hazardous environments
Project Cost and estimating Management methodology and Process and Principles
Project Management principles
Project services principles covering risk, estimating, planning, cost control, change management, value management
Cost and Estimating management software particularly SAP/Oracle
Fully converse in undertaking both qualitative and quantitative cost and schedule assessments
Detailed understanding of estimating methodologies and techniques
Working knowledge of the estimating process and a good understanding of the requirements to produce a Project Estimate and basis of estimate
Earned value management implementation techniques
Skills
Good technical skills including problem solving and decision making
Good oral, written and presentational skills with a particular aptitude for presentation of data for analysis and review
Good team working skills
Good interpersonal and communication skills to ensure effective communication to all levels to both internal and external personnel
Familiarity with standard office software including Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and Outlook
A proven ability to manage team members and junior staff is desirable
Competence with proprietary Cost management software (ideally SAP)
We offer:
International working environment and unique company culture.
Personal development opportunities.
Friendly atmosphere in dynamic team.
Full time employment contract with salary corresponding to qualification.
Benefits package including medical care, insurance, sport activities and other.
Independent role and flexible working hours.