Chief Advisor Cost Engineering, Generation, Megawatt Park at Eskom Communications

Minimum Requirements

Qualification(s):

• B Degree/BTech/Advanced Diploma in Quantity Surveyor/ Engineering at NQF7 with 360 credits.
• Professional Registration Body
• N/A

Related Minimum Experience:

• 7 years’ experience in Cost Engineering/ Cost Management/Contract management/Project management in the build environment

Skills and Competencies

Behavioral

• Dealing with complexity
• Resilience and flexibility
• Integrity and values
• Professionalism
• Trustworthiness

Leadership

• Achievement oriented
• Business Acumen
• Coaching and mentoring
• Teamwork, collaboration
• Providing direction through change
• Working with authority

Knowledge

• Cost Engineering and classification
• Cost management
• Earned value management (EVM)
• Planning and scheduling
• Project management
• Contract management
• Quantity surveying
• Construction management

Skill

• Analytical
• Judgement, problem solving.
• Negotiation, persuasiveness
• Decision making
• Planning and organizing
• Developing organizing talent
• Influencing
• Communication and engagement
• Strategic thinking

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate and provide advise regarding the strategic framework for cost engineering outputs.
• Monitor interpreted and advised on cost analysis.
• Provide expert advisory services regarding cost engineering.
• Provide advise regarding the implementation and maintenance of cost engineering infrastructure.
• Mentor and coach new cost engineering employees
• Comply with Eskom, site governance and safety, health, environment, risk, quality (SHERQ) requirements.