Senior Advisor Cost Control x2 at Eskom Communications

Job description
Skills and Competencies Required

• Behavioral
• Dealing with complexity
• Decision making
• Influencing and persuading
• Providing direction through change
• Resilience and flexibility
• Working with authority
• Leadership (Team player, motivating teams, coaching, mentoring, developing etc.)
• Achievement-oriented
• Integrity and values
• Business acumen
• Communication and engagement
• Coaching and mentoring
• Knowledge
• Cost Management
• Earned value management (EVM)
• Planning and scheduling
• Project management
• Contracts management
• Quantity Surveying
• Cost engineering and cost classification
• Construction management

Skill

• Analysis/judgement/problem-solving skills
• Teamwork/collaboration
• Negotiation/persuasiveness
• Planning and organizing

Attributes

• Reports from specialists:
• Interviews
• Demonstrate experience
• Ability to see the bigger picture

 Key Responsibilities

• Perform cost analysis.
• Provide advisory services on cost engineering-related issues.
• Implement and maintain cost engineering infrastructure.
• Mentor and coach new cost engineering personnel.
• Comply to all Eskom and site-related governance and safety, health, environment, risk, and quality (SHEQ) requirements.

Minimum Requirements

Qualification(s):

• B Degree/ B Tech in Build Environment/Commerce/Human Sciences at NQF 7 with 360 Credits

Experience:

• 5 years: Cost Engineering/Cost Management/Contracts Management/Project Management in the Built Environment.

Deadline:30th March,2026