Cost Lead - Pharmaceuticals
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading global pharmaceutical client based in the surrounding area of Limerick. Due to significant investments and multiple projects underway, the client is seeking a Cost Lead to support their team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Provide timely and robust cost data to inform decision-making by project leadership.
2. Collaborate with engineers and management for cost control monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
3. Support Project Cost Lead in all aspects of Cost Control Management, including commercial, technical, and services aspects.
4. Prepare weekly and monthly inputs to Project Cost Reports as required.
5. Assist with converting Project estimates into Control Budgets and incorporating them into the Project Cost System.
6. Maintain integrity of the Cost Management database.
7. Manage and maintain resource schedules and cost estimates by discipline, cost centre, and cost discipline.
8. Educate the Project team on the Budget basis.
9. Facilitate Change Management by preparing Trends, Budget Shifts, and Change Orders for review.
10. Ensure accurate Cost Coding for Purchase Orders, vendor invoices, subcontractor invoices, and verify cost codes recorded in the Accounts Payable system.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's Degree in Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or equivalent industry-based experience.
* Minimum 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, along with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office, advanced Microsoft Excel, previous Ariba and SAP experience, and Primavera Unifier advantageous.
* Ability to adapt to process change and implement new effective processes, working across organisational boundaries and influencing at all levels in the business.