- Provide all cost engineering expertise and coordinate activities.

- Responsible for the preparation, review, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of all projects associated capital expenditures and spending.

- Review and analyse claims and change orders and assist in preparation of cost portion of engineering procurement and construction contracts.

- Assist with the preparation of cost portion of the engineering, procurement and construction contracts.

- Review multi-discipline conceptual, detailed and definitive cost estimates for Saudi Aramco capital projects to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with the scope of work.

- Review and/or verify Material Take-off (MTO’s) against engineering documents or packages for estimates prepared by engineering contractors.

- Assist project management team in the negotiation of project contract as required.

- Initiate appropriate action when total forecast indicates allocated funds will be exceeded.

- Interface with multiple operating facilities to review and discuss project scope and estimate basis, including visits to area of construction.

- Demonstrate experience in the use of cost and estimating tools and the application of market conditions and risk management to estimates.

- Advise of company cost engineering methods & procedures and prepare developmental assignments for lower-level cost engineers.

• - Keep abreast of significant developments in cost engineering by close review of technical literature, publications, magazines, and attendance of professional and technical meetings. 

Skills

• Qualification – bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or Construction Management, Economics, Business Administration, or a closely related discipline.
• Experience – Min.  8 - 12-year work experience in cost engineering projects
• You must be able to demonstrate an overall knowledge of computer-estimating programs, such as Aspentech CCE (Capital Cost Estimator), Timberline etc. and shall be familiar with estimate databases such as Means, Richardson and SAP.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), AACE-CCP (American Association of Cost Engineers – Certified Cost Professional) or AACE-CEP (American Association of Cost Engineers – Certified Estimating Professional) certification is preferred.