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Group Planning and Cost Control Manager, GURBAG, Commercial and Residential Buildings in Algeria and Turkey

START Date: 
April, 2014

Responsible for the operation of project; Planning and Scheduling, Cost Engineering, Manpower Planning & Control and Management Reporting.

1. Coordinates with Estimating Unit and Finance & Accounting Department in establishing Project Chart of Accounts of Awarded Contract job. 2. Preparation of project schedule after contract award. This includes the original baseline schedule, manpower and equipment schedule and all subsequent field working schedules required per the contract requirements. 3. Timely allocation, distribution and assessment of manpower resource to project in accordance with qualification and skills requirements. 4. Monitors and evaluate Project Cost / Man‐hour performance on Weekly and Monthly basis and prepare Executive Summary Report to Top Management.   5. Prepares Project Operational budget broken down based on Work Breakdown Structures showing each cost elements (Labor, Materials, & Equipment) and assigning cost centers and codes covering Indirect and Direct Cost distribution.    6. Prompt monitoring and reporting project manpower census, movements and utilization.    Periodic Analysis of project manpower requirements projection against available resource to be able to initiate in‐kingdom sourcing arrangements with project management and/or personnel requisitions for out‐of‐kingdom sourcing by HRD. 7. Analyzing cost & revenue trends and reporting problems or potential problems to Executive Management. 8. Set‐up Cost Control System and Project Budget manual based on established Company's Chart of Accounts and Project Expense items. 9. Organize Cost Control Project task force unit composed of cost engineers, cost clerks/encoders in periodical cost reporting and evaluation i.e. daily, weekly and monthly reports. 10. Monitoring, reporting and forecasting project cost & revenue trends. 11. Analyzing cost revenue trends and reporting problems or potential problems to Project Management. 12. Monitoring, reporting and forecasting actual versus scheduled progress, productivity and reporting problems or potential problems to Project and Executive management. 13. Assist in evaluating Capital Expenditures, Proposals/Review and justification; recommend solutions to above problems where possible. 14. Lead the Project Cost Control Unit in the preparation of terminal cost reports upon completion of project and collaborates with Finance & Accounting Department for the preparation of Profit & Loss Statement of completed projects.    15. Maintaining controls records for the duration of the project. Archiving controls records as required. 16. Provide assistance on Extra Works and Claim Issues in collaboration with Project Manager and Estimating Unit

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
1500
Experience Hours (Cost Management): 
3500