Cost Estimator

Key Responsibilities:

• To support the project management function by providing project schedules for oil and gas projects. The scope of the scheduler’s activities includes:
• Assisting the Project Manager in the overall planning and scheduling activities on projects.
• Maintaining routine schedules on a regular basis.
• Preparation of Earned Value/ Performance Reports.
• Liaising with Project Management on matters relating to planning and scheduling.
• Monitor schedule deviation for assigned disciplines or specialties and advise senor analysts for their consideration.
• Participate in the creation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and development of schedules (including resource loading) for those WBS elements.
• Participate in the project change management process related to schedule.

Key Skills:

• Lead the development of project schedules and identify activities necessary to produce products and services during project execution.
• Apply work breakdown structure requirements.
• Manage information integration from engineers, subcontractors, owners, and others to create an integrated master schedule.
• Identify critical paths including critical float path analysis.
• Create graphics including Gantt charts, activity network diagrams, time-scaled logic diagrams, and histograms.
• Establish and manage a performance management system using baseline information in the estimate and schedule.
• Work with project management to set goals, objectives, and success factors and analyze project status.
• Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
• Perform project performance analysis including earned value. Preparing project schedules based on defined project execution philosophies.
• Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
• Preparing schedule updates and general maintenance in Primavera and/or MS Project.
• Schedule related information collection and distribution.
• Ability to work effectively with team members.
• Ability to interact and proactively resolve project control issues; ability to explain practices to employees and obtain their understanding and commitment.
• Ability to support and interact with peer groups.
• Ability to analyze information, determines discrepancies, and resolve issues.
• Must be dependable and ensure that deadlines are maintained.

Education and Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience, scheduling in an EPCM project environment.
• The ideal candidate will possess post-secondary accounting education, preferably related to the Oil and Gas Industry.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel).
• Proficient in Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Project.
• Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and time lines.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Construction experience is not a requirement but would be considered an asset.
• Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation would be an asset.