Cost Engineer (Ref: 15945)

Salary / Rate:

US 80.00-100.00 ( Medical/Dental/Flex Spending/401K and other benefits) 

Location:

United States 

Rate:

Hourly 

Job Type:

Contract 

Sector:

Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals 

Date Posted:

14/07/2008 

Reference:

15945 

The purpose of this position is to provide cost management support to the unconventional projects supported from Houston. Initially involvement will be with the Northern Field Test Project.
EPW is a key contributor in making Shell the best EP business, by maximizing the value from our robust existing asset base and unlocking our outstanding growth potential. Characteristics of the EPW region:
One business organization integrated and aligned with global EP
Leveraged common strategic themes throughout the region: Deepwater, gas and unconventional
Significant growth through global growth businesses fully supported and integrated with ongoing operations
Technical excellence enabled through strong functional tiesUnconventional Oil is a business that focuses on developing, testing and commercializing technologies to exploit unconventional oil resources using a family of surface, well engineering, and subsurface technologies.
The principal accountabilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
Develop and implement cost structure, then monitor, report and forecast project cost using SAP and other cost management tools.
Integrate data from Shell and engineering contractors to prepare monthly project reports.
Work closely with the projects teams to monitor Management of Change process, identifying cost impacts of proposed changes and incorporating those impacts into the Project forecast and budget.
Manage the interface between Project Services and Finance plus Contract and Procurement.
Support the billing and invoicing process
Working with team members in multiple geographic locations. Manage and coordinate the cost control function. Managing the interface between Shell SAP and other tools and systems.
This position provides an excellent opportunity to learn and develop. The successful candidate will be a core team member of Project Services Organization supporting multiple projects teams within the Shell Unconventional Organization.