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.

Planning Engineer

Bureau Veritas Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan

Bureau Veritas Azerbaijan LLC is looking for a planning engineer who develop and manage projects plans, a well as coordinate with other departments to ensure that all aspects of the project are on track. Main Duties:Manage progress reporting against the programme.Operate change control in line with the project contract requirements.Recommend delivery and sequencing strategies to the Project Manager based on project knowledge.Recommend internal PROJECT Control process.Improvements and undertake quality checks. Providing client performance data and reports as required. Responsible for controlling the project costs; this includes planning, developing, controlling and forecasting the project’s budget.Site survey to record the progress.Prepare inspection reports.Requirements:Bachelor’s degree in planning, engineering, or related field5+ years’ experience in civil engineering or transportation planningProficiency in MS Office.Strong multitasking abilities.Good command of English.Primavera 6Interested candidates are requested to send their CV to the following address mentioning the position in the subject line.Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be invited to the further stages of the recruitment process.