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Cost & Planning Engineer

  • Location:

    Basrah

  • Sector:

    Oil & Gas

  • Contact:

    Elaf Khoshnaw

  • Job ref:

    4016

  • Published:

    22 days ago

  • Expiry date:

    2024-05-07

mselect is looking for a Cost & Planning Engineer for an international oil and gas operator in Basrah, Iraq. Candidates must have at least 5 years of relevant experience. Fluency in English and Arabic is a must.

Responsibilities:
  • Implements administer and maintain procedures to track project budgets, VOWD, contract expenditure
  • Commitments, forecasts (LE) and invoices by close coordination with Finance and contract disciplines lead
  • Follow up with a contractor for completion certificates and ensure provided documents are compliance with AOS finance requirement
  • Coordinate with discipline leads to get signatures of approval and submit documents to finance
  • Submit monthly VOWD to finance and handle queries if any relevant
  • Responsible to issue SO requested by the department and coordinate with the contractor
  • Lead the ambiguity in any SO and solve it with the assistance of contractor, Contracts and finance department
  • Prepare payment Request and get approval signatures from relevant person to be submitted to the finance team for each invoice
  • Report the status of the submitted invoices, pending invoices and supporting documents to line managers.
  • Establish and maintaining all cost recording documentation (invoices, service orders and supporting documents)
  • Planning and forecast for the expenditure of contracts and budget
  • Preparation of work plan and budget (WPS) and coordinate with all concern Deps
  • Participate in preparation of tender documents and clarification contract drafting, contract administration.
  • To track the purchasing activities, inventory status, and analysis
  • Prepare various reports for consumption like chemicals and lab consumables

REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications:
  • BSc. Degree in Engineering
Experience:
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant job experience preferably in oil & gas industry
  • Hands on experience in cost, planning, finance management, and vendor coordination
Language proficiency, computer and software skills:
  • Excel – advanced
  • Word – Intermediate
  • PowerPoint – Intermediate
  • English – upper intermediate (verbal & written)
Skills:
  • Proven supervisory skills
  • Communication skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Focus on continuous self-learning and improvement
  • Ability to work cohesively and communicate successfully in multi-cultural teams whilst being aware of and sensitive to cultural differences
  • Ability to communicate, coordinate, and manage cost data flow interfaces with each function

*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.