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Lead Quantity Surveyor– Upstream Plant Oil & Gas – (Ingeniero de Campo y Control de Avance en Sitio - Neuquen Argentina - Añelo)

Turner & Townsend
Full-time
On-site
Neuquen, Neuquén Province, Argentina

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 125 offices worldwide.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ 

Job Description

  • On-site work, based at Añelo, Neuquen with rotation roster regime.
  • Asses the amount of work completed on site for each WBS scope of work, and compare against the contract quantity. Draw a baseline of works completed and provide a pencil draw of the payment application to the Client and attend any subsequent meetings necessary with the contractor to agree the final amount to be invoiced.
  • Calculate the appropriate percentage complete for the item.
  • Deliver consistent but appropriate cost management structures for major, complex projects.
  • Roll-out of the emerging Company standard tools and processes, as appropriate for each project's life cycle development & execution phase.
  • Provide project management support in the development of cost breakdown structures (CBS) and their population from the estimate.
  • Develop Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and document Cost Time and Resource (CTR) sheets for phased cost estimates in line with the Company guidance notes for agreement and sign-off by the CTR budget holders.
  • 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).
  • Develop and implement the change management process for projects.
  • Provide guidance on trend analysis and the assessment of change impacts on cost.
  • Participate in peer reviews and other Assurance events.
  • Contribute to the development of junior staff through coaching and training in cost engineering practices, tools and techniques.
  • Drive and raise awareness of the importance of developing the cost management structure in early project phases.

Pre-Contract Stage

  • Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
  • Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
  • Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
  • Analyzing existing budgets and making improvements, reviewing plans and preparing quantity estimates, negotiating with various contractors and vendors, as well as building relationships with clients and site managers.
  • Presenting detailed information of a progress of work on a periodic basis to enable payment for those works carried out to date.
  • Providing advice, recommendations, and suggestions to managers and clients on innovative improvements and new strategies.

Post-Contract Stage

  • Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
  • Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.
  • Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
  • Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
  • Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.
  • Led the QS team, ensures accurate measurement of the subcontractor progress construction for payment application. Reviewed forecasted quantities and costs, to manage for better control of project delivery.
  • Tracked dan monitored the accurate actual cost, analyzed trends and variances to develop realistic Project forecasts incorporating all scope.
  • Ensured the post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
  • Carried out the production of the monthly cost reports. Compiled as built cost estimate records for bench marking purposes.

Qualifications

  • Engineering Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and/or Certification as a Cost Engineer or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 12 years industry experience in lead cost engineering positions.
  • Minimum 7 years in lead cost engineering position in Mining and or O&G industry.
  • Willing for project site work (remote condition).
  • Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills
  • Experience in managing small teams of junior personnel.
  • Fully versed with Cost Control principles and techniques
  • Fully versed and or fully knowledge with FIDIC Red Book, a standard contract used for construction projects where the contractor executes works based on the employer's design. It provides a robust framework for contractual relationship.
  • Fluently in English Language and Bahasa Indonesia
  • MS office - Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.