Global Edge is an international staffing firm connecting projects worldwide with the industry’s most talented project professionals. We work with high level technical and commercial personnel across multiple industries including Oil and Gas, Energy, Renewables, Infrastructure, Automotive and Motorsports, IT, Marine, Mining, and more. With offices strategically located worldwide, Global Edge is known for the highest level of delivery for our clients and contractors.

Position Overview

Our team is currently looking for a Senior Cost Engineer for one of our clients in the Oil and Gas industry. 

• The Cost Engineer/Project Controls Engineer (PCE) will deliver standard, consistent, and robust cost management, change management, and control framework for projects with focus on large projects (approximately $20 Mn or greater)
• Set up budgets, analyze, track, update and perform due diligence on control budgets, forecasts, change management, contingency management, progress, and cost profiles of identified large projects.
• Provide project guidance for creation of accurate monthly cost reports, identifying variances from the plan on commitment, value of work done, changes and currency fluctuations against approved Authorities for Expenditure (AFEs).
• Maintain and promote realism in cost forecasts in the face of commercial pressure and optimism from project teams.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties 

• Supporting relevant Projects and MTACs personnel to ensure appropriate cost forecasting is timely and accurate across large projects.
• Tracking Engineering productivity and progress tracking
• Working with procurement coordinator to track bulk material procurement progress
• Pulling actuals and commitments from GSAP as required for forecasting
• Management of Change tracking and updating control budgets
• Contingency rundown curves vs Risks
• Recasting estimate and validating final quantities from 90% engineering
• Reviewing construction contractor progress measurement systems and plans
• Working with Schedulers to understand impact of field progress and providing input for schedule updates
• Field audits of physical progress to challenge subcontractor progress reporting
• Progress meetings with relevant construction personnel and sub-contractors
• Analyzing engineering, construction and overall project execution progress and updating monthly forecasts
• Generating monthly progress report for management reporting and providing health and status of project using dashboards

Qualifications

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis.
• Engineering, Finance/Business degree, and/or Certification as a Cost Engineer/ Project Controls
• Engineering or equivalent experience is preferred.
• 10+ years of direct industry experience in a variety of project control roles in an Owner or EPC environment preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and apply control frameworks and assurance within an oil refining / petrochemical manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
• Ability to absorb a large quantity of detailed data and then pinpoint the common themes or outliers that require attention.
• Ability to “expose reality” in a constructive manner to influence others (at various levels of leadership) to act and follow through with corrective actions.
• Ability to maintain communication with team to ensure awareness of any relevant cost related concerns
• Strong analytical skills are required.
• Skill level competence in project controls processes is highly desirable.
• Skilled (preferably Mastery) competence with GSAP/SAP or equivalent financial accounting system as related to projects
• Knowledge of Forecasting in Ecosys system or equivalent project controls tool is desirable.
• Knowledge of project controls dashboards are desirable.
• Strong Goal Zero HSE leadership mindset is required.
• Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication skills and “enterprise first” behaviors are required.
• Finance background is a plus.
• Prior experience with Projects is required.
• Prior experience in various roles within an oil refining / petrochemical / LNG manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Strength in facing challenges with the performance of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), which requires significant focus to enable a step change in performance.
• Initiative-taking and skilled at collaborating with team members face to face and virtually.

Global Edge Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Global Edge Group, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.