Job Title:
Bus Connects Cost Control Manager
Location:
Within the Programme Office, reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager
Job Description:
Duties and Responsibilities
The Bus Connects Cost Control Manager will provide project management cost control systems development and administrative support.
The principal duties and responsibilities of this role may include some or all of the following:
1. Assisting in the development and updating of cost control systems covering scheme cost-estimates, service provider contracts, contractor contract administration, and overall infrastructure capital cost/budget administration, ensuring auditable document control processes for incurred expenditure and change management controls;
2. Working with and supporting project management teams in the delivery of Bus Connects Infrastructure Schemes in the cost-control context including development of capital cost tracking systems, maintaining spend-trackers with early-warning systems, assisting with managing budgets, monitoring key performance indicators, assisting with forecasting and earned value analysis, change control, ensuring prompt assessment of applications for payment of invoices, and financial reporting for internal purposes;
3. Interfacing with internal NTA departments and other agencies responsible for the delivery of Authority-funded projects that interface with and potentially impact on the delivery of the Core Bus Corridors Infrastructure Works;
4. Cost control administrative assistance in the interface with the internal Capital Programme Office in regard to the monitoring and reporting of the annual budget allocation for the Core Bus Corridors Infrastructure Works and related governance oversight requirements;
5. Cost control administrative assistance in monitoring and auditing costs incurred by Service Providers, particularly those contracted under the NEC4 form of contract;
6. Cost control administrative assistance in the oversight of the appraisal of Bus Connects Dublin Infrastructure Core Bus Corridor Schemes, including reviews of business case inputs for the programme;
7. Cost control administrative assistance in regard to compliance of funded projects with national policies, including planning and procurement policies;
8. Assisting in the preparation of regular progress/expenditure reports;
9. Taking part in other Authority projects and initiatives as required.
Note:
The functions and responsibilities initially assigned to this position are based on the current organisational requirements and may be changed from time to time.
The persons appointed require the flexibility to fulfill other roles and responsibilities at a similar level within the Authority.
Essential Criteria
Please note:
In order to satisfy the shortlisting panel that you meet these criteria, you must explicitly reference how you meet same in your application.
Failure to demonstrate these may prevent your application progressing to future shortlisting stages.