Transnet Engineering Jobs in Western Cape
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Position Purpose:
To manage cost control of projects through the application of cost control methods and techniques, providing effective integrated project services to Transnet National Port Authorities and operating divisions
Position outputs:
- Provide expert costing and estimating services to the projects using software approved by TNPA Project Services.
- Regular interaction with clients to ensure a professional service is delivered.
- Ensure adherence to and the effective use of tools, TNPA’s systems and procedures.
- Implementing new business procedures congruent to best practices.
- Comply with all requirements of the Project Execution Plans (PEP) and PLP (Project Lifecycle Process).
- Prepare and present detailed monthly status reports.
Qualifications & Experience:
- A National Diploma or relevant tertiary qualification.
- CCT (certified cost technician) added advantage.
- +5 years experience as a cost engineer or similar in a multidiscipline project environment
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Competencies:
Skills Required:
- Interpersonal and good communication skills
- Computer literacy ( MS Office package)
- Advanced level Excel
- Resource management
- Time management
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Planning and organising
- Verbal and written communications
- Reporting skills
- Presentation skills
Knowledge:
- Preferred – basic technical knowledge of engineering and construction projects.
- Preferred – technical overview of work methods and techniques.
- Set-up of project FBS/WBS/CBS
- In-depth knowledge of project budgeting principles and methodologies: set-up, distribution, maintenance and monitoring
- Cost monitoring and control.
- Forecasting of final costs, including cash flow, commitments and escalation forecasting.
- Earned Value Management principles and reporting.
- Estimating methodologies
- NEC contracts administration
- Basic Quantity surveying principles
- Basic Planning & scheduling principles
- Risk management principles
- Regular Reporting on Actual vs Planned/Budget vs FFC and deviations.
- Follow up on variances and corrective actions required with project managers.
- Preparation of monthly cost & schedule performance indicators and S-curve graphs.
- Knowledge of SAP (PS) and Reporting
- Interface and coordination with Finance, Procurement and all relevant project support functions.
- PLP (project-life-cycle process) principles.
- Good knowledge of project management principles
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