Cost Engineer Consultant
We are recruiting a Cost Engineer Consultant to join our teams in Visp.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Prepares cost control reports for Projects, including budgets, commitments, Value of Work Done, forecasting, Capex expenditure, contingency management, variance analysis reporting and monthly project reporting.
2. Creation and maintenance of personnel staffing plans, including collection of SAP actuals, liaison with Project Management to gather information for future personnel requirements; thereafter interpretation of data and production of presentation materials.
3. Provides input to support project changes and ensures costs are captured into cost reports.
4. Ensures correct Cost Breakdown Structure coding is utilized for all requisitions, purchase orders and invoices.
5. Communicates with budget holders to ensure they are aware of their budgets and the cost process.
6. Analyzes data to understand variances from plan and impact of actual performance on total installed costs.
7. Participates in delivery team and functional team meetings and workshops as required.
8. Responds to ad hoc requests for data, data analysis and presentation materials.
9. Supports the project controls functional group as needed.
Requirements:
1. Degree or advanced degree in Engineering, Science, Quantity Surveying, or Business Management preferred.
2. Excellent command of English required. Fluency in German an advantage.
3. 10+ years of experience as a cost engineer for large pharmaceutical projects (> 250 Mio CHF).
4. Able to interpret cost data consistently and effectively communicate results to senior management.
5. Strong written and oral communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
6. Proficiency in SAP, SAP Ariba and Oracle Primavera Unifier desirable.
7. Experience working in global environments and pharmaceutical projects using Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning contracts.
8. Strong analytical skills to analyze complex data sets and prepare supporting decisions.
9. Able to adapt to changing priorities and demands.
10. Effective prioritization and execution of tasks in fast-paced environments.
About Consultys:
We're part of an organization of over 750 Life-science experts, supporting clients throughout the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and device product lifecycle.
Our 3 core values - Respect, Recognition and Transparency - guide our actions and have been instrumental in our success.
We're committed to diversity and inclusion, and welcome talented individuals to join our human-sized company that values performance and individuality.