Cost Lead - Pharmaceuticals
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading global pharmaceutical company based in the region surrounding Limerick. Due to significant investments and multiple ongoing projects, the client is seeking a Cost Lead to fill this key role.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Provide timely and robust data related to cost to inform decision-making by project leadership.
* Collaborate with engineers and management for cost control monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
* Assist the Project Cost Lead in all aspects of Cost Control Management, including commercial, technical, and services aspects of the project.
* Prepare weekly and monthly inputs to Project Cost Reports as required.
* Contribute to converting the Project estimate into the Control Budget and incorporating it into the Project Cost System in accordance with the Work Breakdown Structure.
* Maintain the integrity of the Cost Management database.
* Manage and maintain resource schedules and cost estimates by discipline, cost centre, and cost discipline.
* Ensure the Budget basis is understood by the Project team.
* Facilitate the Change Management program by preparing Trends, Budget Shifts, and Change Orders for review.
* Provide accurate Cost Coding for Purchase Orders, vendor invoices, subcontractor invoices, and verify provided cost codes are recorded in the Accounts Payable system.
Requirements
* Bachelor's Degree in Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or equivalent level of industry-based experience.
* A minimum of 10 years of experience in a similar position within the life science sector on major capital projects.
* Demonstrated skill in identifying, analysing, and solving problems, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Software proficiency: Microsoft Office, advanced Microsoft Excel, previous Ariba and SAP experience, Primavera Unifier advantageous.
* Ability to deal with process change and implement new effective processes, working through peers and across organisational boundaries, influencing at all levels in the business.