Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is currently looking for a Senior Cost Engineer to join our team in Dubai, UAE.

Please note that at this stage, applications for this role are invited as an Expression of Interest (EOI) whilst opportunities are being fully determined.

• Assist in reviewing PAFs mobilising/demobilising and manhours for different contractor\xe2\x80\x99s personnel
• Assist Scheduler, Lead Cost Engineer and Project Controls Manager in ad hoc project controls duties as required
• Ensure that all costs incurred are included in the total project cost, including VOWD analysis
• Collect data on spending and commitments, post them against estimated values, and make a forecast for that particular item of the cost estimate
• Assist Lead Cost Engineer in key quantity tracking, bulk sampling, MTO analysis, unit rate analysis, EVM reporting
• Assist Lead Cost Engineer in drawing up monthly cash flow
• Monitor forecast deviations and report status of these budgets in a timely manner throughout the projects
• Play a key role in the technical management of all contractors and sub-contractors\xe2\x80\x99 activities who are responsible in the achievement of the project objectives for cost tracking
• Ensure that cost risk analysis is performed and applied to forecasting activities
• Ensures all proposed change requests receive cost impact assessments beginning with Execute project phase
• Support the auditing efforts by the banker\xe2\x80\x99s engineers chartered by the external financing institutions, including commitment information
• Assist Lead Cost Engineer in maintaining EcoSys

Skills / Qualifications

• A bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in a technical discipline, or equivalent, is preferred but not mandatory, anyhow there is need to share a common understanding, based on \xe2\x80\x9cscientific principles and techniques\xe2\x80\x9d, with the engineering function
• A minimum of 10 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in a process industry production and/or engineering environment with large (

$100MM) capital project management experience. Mega-project experience (
$1000MM) preferred * Thorough working knowledge of Project Controls practices

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

John Wood Group