We are recruiting on behalf of a leading global pharmaceutical client. Due to a large capital investment and multiple projects, the client is looking for a Cost Lead to join their team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this role is to provide timely and robust data related to cost to ensure informed decisions can be made by project leadership. Key tasks include:
* Directly interfacing with engineers and management for cost control monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
* Assisting the Project Cost Lead in all aspects of Cost Control Management and its applications regarding commercial, technical, and services of the project.
* Preparing weekly and monthly inputs to Project Cost Reports as required.
* Maintaining the integrity of the Cost Management database.
* Managing and maintaining resource schedules and cost estimates by discipline, cost centre, and cost discipline.
* Ensuring the Budget basis is understood by the Project team.
* Facilitating the Change Management program by preparing Trends, Budget Shifts, and Change Orders for review.
* Providing accurate Cost Coding for Purchase Orders, vendor invoices, subcontractor invoices, and verifying provided cost codes are recorded in the Accounts Payable system.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will need:
* A Bachelor's Degree in Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or an 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 in Microsoft Office, advanced Microsoft Excel, previous Ariba and SAP experience, and Primavera Unifier is advantageous.
* An ability to deal with process change and implement new effective processes and work through peers and across organisational boundaries and influence at all levels in the business.