Description:
The purpose of this role, amongst others, is to:
• Develop, maintain, and improve an integrated cost controls system for at least R10 billion mega project in line with TCTA framework for projects development and implementation, governance framework and accepted local and international best practices.
• Develop an integrated project cost baseline document for approval by the TCTA Board as part of the project charter.
• Report on project cost performance against TCTA Board approved project charter budget’s commitments and the forecast cost to completion.
• Develop, maintain, and manage an integrated change and risk management system including processes, procedures, and internal delegations where necessary to foster a support zero based reportable annual incidences.
• Develop an integrated cost control governance framework which is aligned with TCTA project governance framework and ensure adherence to.
Key Performance Areas:
1. Develop and maintain a governance based integrated project cost control system.
2. Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast-based cost reports to provide as input in internal and stakeholder reporting processes.
3. Monitoring and tracking of project risks and changes against the approved integrated project cost baseline and the project charter budget commitments.
4. Project management of change process against cost baseline documents and contractual commitments.
5. Contract administration and payment of invoices on time.
6. Maintain high standard of cost reporting and ensure that the project health status is reflected through accurate tracking and reporting of changes and risk and the remaining contingencies and risk allowances.
7. People Management.
8. Manage project cost risk registers.
9. Participate in progress meetings with service providers.
10. Assurances and audits.
Minimum Requirements
• B Degree/B Tech in Engineering, QS/BCom
• 8 years of Project Cost Control or QS Experience