Associate Manager Costing

Objective

To contribute to the operations and execution processes by developing financial models and benchmarking components of the model against industry best practices, to ensure O&M bids are delivered in an efficient and timely manner, and ensuring these models are aligned with ACWA, Operations and Field Services value proposition. These models are to be used to record, track, and report on contract health in outage execution phase.

Key Responsibilities

 Financial modelling and Costing

 Develop basic financing models for planned and unplanned outages, based on contractual allowances and benchmarked against prior outages

 Review and analyse the assumptions made, and ensure they are incorporated in the financial models and evaluate planned vs budget of prior outages to ensure optimised cost planning and execution.

 Review contractual provisions for Operations and Maintenance, Payment terms, Liability Cap clause and related Tariff Schedules, to ensure the terms and conditions are favourable towards ACWA Operations.

 Prepare and present daily and final cost analysis reports and forecasts to budget owners.

Benchmarking

 Collate information and data about the outage performance, (financial), analyse the data for good practices and develop internal benchmarks to ensure the other plants can leverage this information and benefit from it.

Reporting

 Conduct presentations with the management team and business units, providing updates on the analysis conducted, and high - level recommendations/ hypothesis, in order to support decision making.

 Evaluate outage running costs and provide feedback and recommendations to budget owners and outage managers should cost overrun seem possible.

Policies, Processes, Systems & Procedures

 Contribute to the implementation of department policies, procedures and controls covering all areas of department activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• MBA (Preferable)
  
  

Minimum Experience:

• 10 plus years of experience in project controls environment
  
  

Skills:

• Thorough sector knowledge and experience in infrastructure/energy/renewables
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
• Excellent modelling skills including advanced knowledge of MS Excel and VBA
• Thorough attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to identify, understand, complex projects
• Proven track record structuring finance models and executing them
• Ability to understand and work with different stakeholders
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
  
  

Objective

To contribute to the operations and execution processes by developing financial models and benchmarking components of the model against industry best practices, to ensure O&M bids are delivered in an efficient and timely manner, and ensuring these models are aligned with ACWA, Operations and Field Services value proposition. These models are to be used to record, track, and report on contract health in outage execution phase.

Skills:

• Thorough sector knowledge and experience in infrastructure/energy/renewables
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills
• Excellent modelling skills including advanced knowledge of MS Excel and VBA
• Thorough attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to identify, understand, complex projects
• Proven track record structuring finance models and executing them
• Ability to understand and work with different stakeholders
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

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