Our client; Tullow Kenya BV is an independent oil and gas
company with over 90 licenses in 25 countries.
The company is principally engaged in the oil and gas exploration, development and production and the sale of hydrocarbons and related activities.
Tullow Kenya BV also operates within four geographical markets: Europe, Africa, South Asia and South America.
Through successful exploration and consistent delivery of major projects, the
company has become Africa’s leading independent Oil Company.The company is principally engaged in the oil and gas exploration, development and production and the sale of hydrocarbons and related activities.
Tullow Kenya BV also operates within four geographical markets: Europe, Africa, South Asia and South America.
The company seeks to recruit a Cost Engineer to provide cost engineering services to the exploration and development team responsible for execution of Technical Projects.
The Position
The position holder will be reporting to the Senior Cost Engineer, Operations Manager and the Project Controls Manager.
Key responsibilities will be:
- Preparation
of Technical Project Approval documentation both internal and external.
- Maintains
the job-specific code of accounts, in accordance with the approved project
WBS.
- Preparation
of project specific Cost Control procedures and Work Methods where
required.
- Develops
and provides project variances, trending and analysis of expenditures, and
completion reports. The cost engineer maintains the change control
systems, evaluates change notices, and determines cost impact of all
affected areas. This activity is carried out in accordance with the Group
Change Management process or the project specific change management
process.
- Reviews
project costs incurred by category, calculates future costs based on
labour productivity, material price increases, subcontract, wage rates and
risk analysis.
- Interfaces
with the procurement and subcontracts to provide cost budgets for material
requisitions and subcontract work packages for bid evaluation where
appropriate.
- To
prepare cashflows and currency distribution forecast.
- Under
general supervision, performs assignments requiring experience and
knowledge of standard concepts within project controls.
- Management
of project change including relevant trending project costs.
- Preparation
and presentation of Project Control Reports on a monthly basis in line
with a Project Reporting Calendar.
- Preparation
of Monthly Reports which includes interfaces with the various project team
members to obtain the relevant data where applicable.
Key objectives may include;
- Timely
and accurate submission of all deliverables
- Management
of Costs within acceptable performance indicators.
The Ideal Candidate should have;
- The
incumbent must have a high level of technical competence in Cost
Accounting. The work requires a high degree of computer literacy.
- Minimum
5 years cost engineering or quantity surveying or materials and logistics
experience is required.
- Undergraduate
degree is a requirement.
The Ideal Candidates Skills and Business Behaviour should be and
portray:
- Preferably
experience of industry standard cost control systems such as Kildrummy or
Cobra
- Advanced
skills in Microsoft products such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Preferably
5 years experience in cost control, cost estimating, quantity surveying or
materials and logistics within upstream oil & gas
- Preferably
experience of delivering major EPC projects in the oil & gas sector,
typically managing a Capex spend
- Preferably
experience of managing costs associated with a 2 or 3 rig program
- Excellent
verbal, written and aural communication skills
- Able
to work effectively as part of a team
- Excellent
verbal, written and aural communication skills
- Able
to work effectively as part of a team
- Takes
a proactive approach
- React
quickly & flexibly to changing circumstances
- Use
initiative to ensure issues are overcome
- Seek
ways to find and apply best practice
- Adopt
a pragmatic, fit for purpose, approach
- Open,
honest & reliable
- Takes
a proactive approach to all responsibilities
If you
are qualified and up to the challenge, please send an updated Curriculum Vitae
(Ms Word version) to careers@altimaafrica.com clearly stating the job position
(Cost Engineer) in the subject.
Include your daytime contact, Current & Expected remuneration as well as your Notice Period in your application cover letter.
Deadline for application is Thursday 8th December, 2011.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.Include your daytime contact, Current & Expected remuneration as well as your Notice Period in your application cover letter.
Deadline for application is Thursday 8th December, 2011.
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