Ongoing Recruitment at Zigma Consulting

at  zigmatech consulting

• The Cost Control Lead is responsible for all the activities related to Budget and Cost Control on projects. He/she shall implement the Cost Control structure, Cost Control procedures and practices, Cost Control tools (UNISUP and U-Cost).

JOB DESCRIPTION

• To organize, co-ordinate and control all the activities by informing, supporting, and directing personnel in their roles, responsibilities and objectives.
• To ensure right implementation and propose improvements of Project and Corporate procedures, means and tools in order to ensure the efficient organization and operation of the Project Cost Control activities.
• To participate (from Cost Control point of view) in the preparation / consolidation and review of the various Project budgets and updates (internal and external / Annual and Multiyear) with inputs from the members of the Project Team and provide “ad hoc” economics support as required.
• To provide the necessary checks, approval functions for invoices submitted, in accordance with Contracts, Project & Company procedures, Sarbanes & Oxley requirements and DoA.
• To provide input into the UNISUP System, regarding payment schedules (cash calls), invoicing and cost control issues as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND BACKGROUND

• Level / Diploma: Engineer, or equivalent.
• Professional Experience (years): 5-15
• Experience in similar position (years): 5
• Languages: English mandatory

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Organize his job in full respect and within the limit of defined and approved planning & budgets.
• Have good relationships with other Departments / Packages of the Division.
• Division, Drilling and Completion Division, Engineering, Project and Modifications Division.
• Ensure a transversal way of working, in a good team spirit.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Level / Diploma: Engineer, or equivalent.
• Professional Experience (years): 10-20
• Experience in similar position (years): 5-10
• Perfect knowledge of PRIMAVERA requested.
• Languages: English mandatory

Technical Skills:

• Scheduling / progress control techniques
• Scheduling / progress control tools
• Multi-discipline engineering/construction
• Contract Management
• Negotiation with Contractors / Suppliers
• Project Management
• Writing (for reporting purposes)
• Team management / relationship.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Set a plan with the Engineering Contractor to have all deliverables issued on time and check detail engineering progress on a Weekly & Monthly basis.
• Organize and control regular checking of the quality of the deliverables (drawings, procedures compliance with COMPANY specifications).
• Assist project management in organizing, controlling, and checking the inter-discipline coordination and the coordination with other sections of the project.
• Make sure that Contractor is performing an internal co-ordination during Detail engineering and Construction. This also includes co-ordination with Safety, Quality Assurance, Operation and Commissioning Project team.
• Implement quality assurance procedures during Engineering activities and provide quality and progress report to Project team.
• Review and analyze planning updates including critical path for discipline related activities; review and approve progress for discipline related activities, and coordinate with Project planning engineer.
• Follow-up procurement, expediting, FAT, for discipline related activities.
• Comment on contractor documents in due time.
• Ensure good coordination of specialists working within the engineering team.
• Ensure accurate reporting of activities
• Ensure that project reviews (PR2, PR3 & SPOT2) are performed, and all actions closed.
• Perform constructability reviews and 3D reviews and ensure action items are closed adequately.

HSE Objectives:

• Familiarize self with COMPANY emergency procedures, carry out assigned responsibilities safely and report any incident, unsafe act, or operation.
• Ensure all personnel under his/her supervision are well trained and aware of their HSE responsibilities with continuous monitoring.
• Is responsible for compliance with industry and COMPANY specifications in the design of the facilities.
• As Company Representative, has the overall responsibility for the management of HSE issues at worksite.
• To demonstrate top-down leadership of all HSE matters in the team.
• To ensure that HSE is given the highest priority.
• To ensure the CONTRACTOR HSE activities are planned and implemented as per HSE plans.

QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering.
• 15 years of cognate experience in Engineering Project Management in the oil and gas industry.
• Excellent Engineering, Construction, Planning, Team management, Platform installation and Safety awareness.
• Good Cost control, Contract negotiation and Contractors’ management skills.
• Professional membership of NSE, COREN and PMP is an added advantage.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To develop, implement and maintain procedures, means and tools in order to ensure the efficient organization and operation of the scheduling, progress control and reporting activities
• To define (and update as necessary) a suitable Work Breakdown Structure complying with Project needs in terms of progress control, cost control and reporting, for all phases of the Project
• To develop, update and revise the overall integrated Project Schedules as required by Project Management, and to provide analyses and simulations of new schedules also as required
• To assist Packages to review and comment contractors’ procedures linked to schedules and progress control methodology.
• To monitor contractors’ execution schedule, to check and approve contractors’ progress measurement and progress reports.
• To define coordinate and supervise the development of detailed and accurate Project Monthly Report / Project Weekly Report (and any other report as requested) during all phases of Project
• To identify and monitor Project risks associated with potential cost and schedule impacts.
• To timely report to the Project Control Manager, highlighting progress and encountered areas of concern.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To supervise the execution of project FEED design and coordinate the activities of the other related works.
• To achieve the design of UBETA facilities fit for purpose, Safely, on time and on budget.
• Manage a multi-disciplinary technical team at HQ and within the project efficiently.
• To anticipate the problems that may arise and proffer solutions.
• To ensure a good coordination with other entities, Field Operations, Interface, Construction & Project Management.
• To provide weekly and monthly work progress to top management of the COMPANY.
• To maintain regular communication with NUIMS & NUPRC on the project progress.
• To efficiently monitor, manage and supervise ENGINEER to ensure that deliverables meet required standards.