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Cost Engineer
2016-06-23 12:05:25| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Client and Location For one of our main customers ESAESTEC, we are currently looking for a Cost Engineer who will give support to the Engineering Support to System, Software and InOrbit Demonstration Section onsite at ESTEC. Tasks and Responsibilities The work covers the provision of standard cost engineering services. This includes Cost Estimating Projects data collection, analysis, normalisation and entry into the existing Cost Engineering database Cost models development. This includes cost, schedule and risk aspects Cost Estimates including schedule and cost risk estimates Provision of Cost Estimate reports according to the ESA standards Accountability records consisting in comparing in a structured manner the external estimates and prices versus the internal estimates Benchmarking and calibrating internal and external cost models. For the execution of the above tasks the contractor will be requested to Use related ESA Corporate or Cost Engineering specific software tools, documentations systems, and databases Interface with the relevant actors within the Directorate, with ESA Programme Directorates and with ESA Corporate Services. In addition to the aforementioned general tasks, this position includes the following specific tasks and responsibilities Several years of cost engineering experience, preferably in the aerospace domain Proven experience in gathering and processing reference data cost, programmatic, technical building cost models out of them Elaborate cost estimates using cost models Elaborate structured and convincing cost reports Ability to interface effectively with relevant actors at all hierarchical levels Ability to readily assimilate and coordinate input data and provide timely output Reliability, rigor and sense of initiative in the execution of the assigned tasks Ability to understand and adapt to the ESA specific context and environment Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, as well as synthetic and conceptual capabilities Autonomy, initiative and capability to set priorities and handle high workload. Experience and education For the execution of the tasks covered by this Work Package the Contractor shall have adequate skills and experience in the following areas Master Degree in Engineering, preferably in Aerospace Engineering or related discipline Cost Engineering experience proven by several years of practice Ability to interface at appropriate level with relevant actors Good sense of contacts and communications Ability to readily assimilate and coordinate input data and providing timely output to the hierarchy and to the service users Reliability, rigor and initiative in the execution of the assigned work Familiarity in the use of standard office automation support software packages such as Word, Excel and of commercial database system e.g. Access, electronic mail and Web based applications Ability to rapidly understand and adapt to ESA specific context and environment Demonstrated ability in verbal and written communications as well as synthetic and conceptual capabilities Ability to interface with ESA staff in high level positions Autonomy, initiative and capacity to identify priority actions and to handle high workload.
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