Senior Cost Engineer

Shape the future of South Africa's energy infrastructure

Our client is a proudly South African construction company with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality engineering and infrastructure projects. As they continue to expand their footprint within the energy sector, they are urgently seeking an experienced Senior Cost Engineer / Cost Estimate Assurance Specialist to join their growing team in Durban.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially astute professional to play a pivotal role in the success of major capital projects by ensuring cost estimates are accurate, auditable, risk-adjusted and aligned with industry best practice.

• Review cost estimate maturity and ensure alignment with project lifecycle stages
• Evaluate estimate methodologies, cost build-ups, assumptions, exclusions and supporting data
• Develop and review comprehensive Basis of Estimate documentation
• Assess base costs, owner's costs, contingencies, escalation and risk allowances
• Review cost phasing and alignment with project schedules and execution strategies
• Support cost-to-completion assessments and forecasting

• Degree in Cost Engineering, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance or a related discipline
• 8–12+ years' experience in cost engineering, cost estimating or estimate assurance on major capital projects within the construction industry
• Proven experience within the energy sector including power generation, utilities, transmission & distribution, renewable energy, industrial energy facilities, brownfield energy projects and plant upgrades & outage programmes
• Strong understanding of estimate classification systems and Basis of Estimate development
• Experience with contingency analysis, escalation modelling and cost risk assessments
• Knowledge of EPC and EPCM project delivery models will be advantageous

Should you meet the minimum requirements for this position, please email your updated CV attached to Sign in to view email , alternatively contact the team on 021 551 2621 or visit our website, www.tumaini.co

Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.