About The RolePD&MS Group have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cost Engineer to join our progressive Commercial team based in Baku on a full time, long term basis. Reporting to the Commercial Manager you will be responsible for the effective management, control and reporting of project costs for larger projects in a consistent manner and in accordance with all relevant Company policies and procedures.Please note only Azeri nationals can be considered for this position.Key duties: Management and provision of guidance and assistance to Cost EngineersWork proactively with relevant PRP to ensure that commitments and costs are tracked and controlledProvide Cost Engineering service to the contract with responsibility for the accurate Cost Reporting of complete projects or individual elements within major projectsWork proactively and meet with client representativesGenerate and maintain accurate cost reports in a format and frequency that provides clear visibility of the status of expenditure against budgets for internal useProduce regular cost reports for clients as required by the Contract Agreement or Company requirements detailing CTR and CVO values, client approved PO values, billed to date, committed costs, forecast final costs, as a minimum for external reportingIdentify variances in project budget and in conjunction with PRP expediently implement corrective actionsRegularly monitor man-hour expenditure versus budget and physical progress, ensuring potential over-runs are identified and actioned in a timely mannerIn conjunction with the PRP, responsible for the management and expedient recovery of Work in Progress costsMaximise sales invoicing on an on-going basis through awareness of project status and billing milestonesActively participate in project kick -off and progress meetingsReview and commercially approve CTRs / CVOs and terms and conditionsReview and approve client Purchase Orders / PD&MS Contract Review sheets in accordance with contract requirementsEvaluate outgoing RFQ’s, carry out bid evaluations and provide recommendation for subsequent Purchase Orders in conjunction with the PRP, for 3rd party servicesIn conjunction with the PRP review and approve all Purchase invoices ensuring compliance with budgetLiaise directly with Finance to ensure sales invoices are prepared and issued in a timely manner and resolve invoicing queriesProactive in the provision of improvement proposals to streamline the invoicing / cost reporting processEstablish and maintain close working relationships with Finance, Procurement, Planning and Commercial TeamsProactively identify and highlight areas of concern or commercial risks to Commercial ManagerResponsible for ensuring professional development is maintained and identified competency requirements are undertaken in a timely mannerAdherence to the Company Integrated Management SystemCompliance with Quality Assurance, Health and Safety and Environmental PoliciesDemonstrate and promote PD&MS QHSE principles and lead by example. Ensure unsafe activities are challengedAdherence to the requirements of best practice standards recommendations and processes in the undertaking of duties. In particular, risk assessment and control, reliability and failure prevention necessary to ensure the safe use of systemsDemonstrate and promote PD&MS values and lead by exampleEnsure direct report performance reviews are carried out within the required timescalesAbout YouThis position would be well suited to an individual with existing cost engineering experience with specific experience in reviewing and interpreting plans and schedules. Strong written and spoken English also required.

Head of Technical Office

e EFC Project Management Services, Azerbaijan

Are you an experienced civil engineer? Do you have a vast project management background? Are you familiar with FIDIC? If so, you are more than welcome to apply for our Head of Technical Office Position at EFC Group. The head of the Technical Office is going to be responsible for preparing and/or checking and/or updating baseline time schedule, critical path analysis, man-hour estimation, equipment-hour estimation, mobilization and demobilization plan, quantity take-off, bill of quantity, bill of material, technical specifications, project budget, and cash flow, unit price list as per countries, daily-weekly-monthly-quarterly progress reports. He/She will keep proper and regular communication with the Client to ensure project goals. He/She will be responsible for visiting the site to realize project performance, mentoring and lecturing lead/senior/junior engineers working under his/her supervision.The scope of your tasks will mainly comprise of:Coordinate the team of project controls engineers that assess and analyze the construction projectsCreate risk assessment procedures for analyzing the construction project cost, and margin and monitor clients’ projects from start to the end.Provide, develop, and enhance the project control plan and tools for the projects (project handbook, methods, templates, etc.) and work processes for project setup, execution, and close out within the assigned project.Execute the Project Controls Process on Capital Projects as per Engineering Manual.Special assignments defined by the Program Director (e.g., Scanning & Skimming of Contract, Bill of Quantity & Unit Price Analysis, Quantity Take- off, Risk Analysis, Schedule / Cost Performance Indexes -SPI/CPI-, Earned Value Analysis (EVA), Man-hour and Equipment-hour estimations).Manage the interface for Project Controls activities to all required Departments (e.g., Engineering, Finance, Procurement) and the Architect/Engineers and Construction Contractors.Set up of project communication concept in collaboration with responsible communication functions and support Client internal and external communication.Facilitate and enable the project team to drive smoothly through the project phases and changing project conditions e.g., by supporting integration of new team members, adaptation of tools & infrastructure, lecturing team members regarding CRM and ERP Solutions such as Salesforce, Oracle, etc.Organize project internal workshops and team building events (e.g., Project Execution Workshop, Lessons Learned Workshop) including regarding content and methods.Support the Program Director with the introduction of new resources, and ensure know-how transfer, especially training on tools, processes, and Client requirements.Assist with Client internal audits and project reviews, perform project reviews and audits, prepare executive management reports regarding project performances, and provide an appropriate warning in advance to GM regarding poor project performance and/or any potential risks.Assist contractors regarding the process of change management according to FIDIC Terms and Conditions.Our main requirements are:Master/Bachelor Degree in Civil, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Architecture13+ years of work experience within the construction industry (both in the field and technical office)Knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6 Professional, Oracle Primavera Unifier, MS Project, Salesforce, MS Office, AutoCADProficiency in the fields of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solutions and FIDIC RegulationsKnowledge and expertise in infrastructure projects (road construction, water supply, WWTP)Knowledge and expertise in construction schedule analysis (working program)Knowledge and expertise in BoQ analysisExperience in the management of construction projects is desirableFluency in English. Working knowledge of Azerbaijani, Russian, and Turkish is required.Willingness to assist and guide young professionalsWillingness to travel frequentlyFeel free to send your resume by indicating ‘Head of Technical Office’ in the Subject line.Wage: Negotiable + biannual bonus package.