Ingeniero de Control de Proyectos Graduado

Note: This profile provides a market aligned view of this jobs typical core requirements informed by Korn Ferrys Success Profile methodology and will evolve over time.

Provides structured assistance to project teams through accurate coordination of project controls tasks. Supports the preparation and maintenance of cost schedule and progress information. Uses GHD templates and systems to maintain highquality documentation and reliable project records. Develops foundational skills while taking on progressively more complex activities under guidance.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities describe the typical accountabilities and scope of work for this job while recognising that individual objectives are set with the manager and may vary over time.

• Cost Accounting: Evaluate costs and identify variances or opportunities to improve profitability for more senior colleagues.
• Cost Calculation and Analysis: Prepare and analyze accurate costings for construction maintenance or improvement works. Will include calculations covering materials quantities and labor time.
• Cost Price Calculation: Work independently to collate and analyze cost price and/or project data using data modeling tools and algorithms to calculate cost process and project estimates.
• Cost Reduction: Contribute to reviewing costs generate ideas for cost reduction and contribute to the implementation of cost saving initiatives.
• Document Preparation: Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for special reports.
• Operational Compliance: Develop knowledge and understanding of the organizations policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology external regulation and industry best practices through ongoing education attending conferences and reading specialist media.
• Project Reporting and Review: Contribute to project and program reporting and review by organizing meetings and by preparing project and/or program papers (e.g. agendas reports and presentations).

Competencies

Competencies describe the observable behaviours that differentiate effective performance in this job and guide expectations feedback and development discussions.

• Business Insight Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organizations goals. For example understands the main business fundamentals. Tries to learn the organizations key drivers industry developments and trends; seeks guidance to understand choices.
• Cultivates Innovation Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. For example demonstrates openness to new ideas and ways of looking at things; suggests new and useful ideas or solutions. Learns innovative methods tools and technology and applies them to work tasks.
• Decision Quality Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. For example knows when to act independently and when to escalate issues. Integrates various inputs decision criteria and trade-offs to make effective decisions. Typically makes good independent decisions.
• Financial Acumen Interprets and applies key financial indicators to make better business decisions. For example determines and estimates the main direct and indirect costs; makes generally appropriate decisions regarding expenditures. Studies financial and quantitative information; uses data to improve performance.
• Manages Complexity Makes sense of complex high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example quickly determines the most critical data and focuses analysis there; recognizes even subtle symptoms that indicate problems; probes deeply for root causes; uses systematic problem-solving methods. well.
• Optimizes Work Processes Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done with a focus on continuous improvement. For example generally follows defined and communicated standards methods and procedures. Seeks advice and finds ways to work better within processes. Makes some reasonable suggestions to improve work methods.

Skills

Skills reflect the technical professional and functional capabilities required to perform the job effectively at the expected level and guide assessment and development.

• Analyze Alternatives and Recommend Solutions Works with full competence to analyze potential solutions and create recommendations based on the expected benefits costs and overall value of the solution for key stakeholders. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Assessment Works with full competence to assimilate and understand data and information from various sources in order to draw appropriate conclusions and make relevant recommendations. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Category Management Methodologies Works with full competence to manage the nuances of goods and/or services procured including cost drivers constraints on supplier capacity and technical specifications required to ensure optimum quality. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Cost Account Control Works with full competence to track evaluate and report on operational and/or project costs including raw materials resources effort etc. to reveal the actual costs of the project/services provided. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Costing and Budgeting Works with full competence to systematically estimate allocate and control costs in order to manage financial resources effectively. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Data Collection and Analysis Works with full competence to determine and analyze trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Estimation and Cost Control Works with full competence to accurately estimate project costs and implement effective cost control measures within the project delivery process. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Production Resource Management Works with full competence to manage and deploy material financial and people resources in an effective and efficient manner to ensure required outcomes. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Project Change Management Works at an intermediate level to identify manage and control project related changes. Typically works with guidance.
• Project Cost and Budget Management Works with full competence to estimate and manage the effort and finances to complete the work within budget. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Project Estimating Works with full competence to estimate each of the components of project program or portfolio work including costs activity durations resource needs risks stakeholders etc. across the life of the project or program. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Project Management Techniques Works with full competence to plan and manage small project work assignments within desired cost time and quality parameters. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Project Risk and Issue Management Works at an intermediate level to plan identify monitor analyze and prioritize risks (threats and opportunities) create response plans and manage the risk if it occurs. Typically works with guidance.
• Reporting Works with full competence to create reports for various audiences as relevant in a lucid and effective manner keeping in mind the purpose of reports. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Review and Reporting Works with full competence to create reports and review reports created by others for various audiences as relevant in a lucid and effective manner keeping in mind the purpose of reports. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

Education

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent Level

Experience

• General Experience: Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (13 months to 3 years)
• Managerial Experience: Very limited (0 to 3 months)