Costing & Budgeting Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Responsible for pre-contract and post-contract quantity surveying activities across all project packages.
• Preparation and management of project budgets from inception through various design stages including Business Development (BD), Technical Due Diligence (TDD), Concept Design, Schematic Design, and Good for Construction (GFC), with detailed package-wise cost breakups.
• Preparation and periodic review of Cost-to-Complete (CTC) reports on monthly and quarterly basis.
• Tracking and monitoring project costs against approved budgets, identifying variances, and proactively highlighting deviations for corrective action.
• Review and validation of Variation Orders, Basic Rate Escalations, Contractual Claims etc.
• Finalization of quantity take-offs and Bills of Quantities (BOQs) for tendering and procurement processes.
• Monitoring project design and development from a cost management perspective to ensure budget compliance.
• Identification and implementation of cost-saving and value engineering opportunities, while providing commercial inputs to the design team for cost optimization.
• Supporting the Business Development/Operations Strategy team with budgeting and commercial inputs for prospective projects and acquisitions.
• Providing cost-related inputs to the planning team for effective cash flow forecasting and expenditure monitoring.
• Updating of approved budgets in SAP, including preparation of WBS Structure, WBS-wise budget allocation & monitoring of budget in SAP.