Cost Controller

Parsons Corporation

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Cost Controller - Saudi National to join our team! In this role you will be responsible for cost estimating, analysis and control activities. Supports project organizational and administrative activities..

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provides input and recommendations for cost engineering requirements relative to staffing and project control for the full range of cost engineering activities.

• Prepares detailed manpower work plans for cost engineering activities.

• Reviews as directed cost engineering and material control related provisions of proposals and develops supporting data for contract negotiations.

• Prepares cost presentations and interfaces with designated management and client counterparts for specific cost engineering tasks.

• Responsible for the timely and competent performance of cost estimates.

• Establishes the conceptual scope of estimates and studies.

• Prepares and analyzes comparisons of scope, quantities and cost data between projects.

• Coordinates and establishes coping requirements for the overall cost estimate by discipline or other specialty and coordinates the timely, systematic and complete acquisition of scope definition and related data.

• Supervises the preparation of project cost budgets for compliance with budgeting standards, completeness and accuracy.

• Supervises cost recording, monitoring, and reporting practices for compliance with applicable standards.

• Supervises investigating requirements for estimating and/or cost control data for specific discipline or other specialty applications.

• Identifies needs for cost analysis support for the project and recommends development of modification of cost engineering data standards.

• Assists in developing unit manhour and pricing data for a specific discipline or other specialty, including estimating parameters, factors indices, productivity and craft distribution reference data, etc. based on analysis of company and industry experience. Performs data analysis. Identifies problems and makes recommendations.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor degree in Engineering or Construction Management or related field

• 3-7 years of experience performing, monitoring, reviewing and presenting project cost engineering functions which include cost estimating, cost control, cost analysis and proposal activities with demonstrated skill in establishing criteria, planning and supervising project cost engineering activities.

• Experience and demonstrated skill in supervising cost estimates, cost control, and overall project reporting activities.

• Knowledge of engineering, construction, and business management techniques customarily acquired by prolonged course of specialized instruction.

• Knowledgeable of current industry and technical development.

br> What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Ability to perform standard estimating activities typical to the engineering and construction industry is required.

• Familiarity with typical project controls software such as Primavera scheduling software, Estimate/Schedule Transfer tools, Contract Manager, and DMCS (Document and Materials Control System) is preferred.

• Must have a clear understanding of, and ability to work with, construction contract commercial documents, drawings and specifications.