Cost Estimator
1 day ago
**Responsibilities**:
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- Ability to work on multiple projects at any given time
- Detailed analytical and mathematical skills in order to analyse budgets and costs
- Planning skills in order to plan and forecast project budgets
- Sound written and verbal communication skills for submission of reports, and communication with project teams, clients, suppliers, contractors and other relevant authorities
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
- Able to work to tight deadlines
- Evaluate and understand project and costing requirements.
- Create and develop cost templates/spread sheets/worksheets and user-friendly financial models.
- Identifying and quantifying all cost factors involved in the project
- Using computer software to calculate cost estimates.
- Populate tender and proposal templates contractors pack for new projects.
- Design and development of new control systems, as well as modifications to exiting systems
- Recommend potential ways to reduce costs.
- Project budget creation and management in line with contractual requirements
- Preparation of month-end management packs and variance reports with recommendations and corrective actions as required
- Monitoring of costs and completing cost calculations
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and quality standards
- Ensure job costing/WIP reports conform to agreed prices
- Develop a system for tracking major cost drivers.
- Assist the FD in arranging and preparing for project audits.
**Job Experience & Skills Required**:
- Previous experience (2-3 years) managing project accounting and/or cost
- Estimator related services
- Experience with costing reporting
- Experience managing budgets (analysis, set-up and budget control)
- Previous experience working with tenders.
- Proficient with computer estimation software
- Knowledge of the costing environment
- Exposure and knowledge of an accounting system **(preferably MS Dynamics)**
**Education**:
- Bachelors Degree: Accountancy (BCom or CIMA preferred), or
- Bachelors Degree: Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, or a similar field.
**CVs can be send to
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