Cost Planner, APJC Data Center Capacity Delivery
1 week ago
Key job responsibilities
- Take the ownership of the developing the cost planning and estimating system for the preconstruction stage.
- Take ownership of construction cost data from various sources to support future budget development and benchmarking.
- Review, validate, and standardize construction cost data by building types and attributes, ensuring it's ready for efficient budget development.
- Analyze cost data to develop unit prices and Amazon specific rate library based on take-offs, historical costs and market data.
- Research and analyze construction cost trends through published sources, local market conditions, and studies to forecast construction costs for medium- and long-term planning.
- Support complex, cross-functional initiatives and programs by assessing cost impacts. Collaborate with Preconstruction Managers, Construction Managers, and teams from Real Estate, Design Engineering, Due Diligence, Procurement, and external partners
- Create and maintain budget development tools that incorporate recent bid data, historical costs, and design changes/updates. Lead continuous improvement efforts focused on enhancing budget accuracy.
- Bid assessment and completion in line with Amazon global requirements and best practices to achieve competitive market outcomes.
- Develop and maintain Asia Pacific wide operational planning cycles for accurate forecasting and regional planning.
- Manage external cost vendors when required to drive value and operational excellence and best practice, while developing key industry relationships.
- Provide guidance and ongoing training to internal teams on how to use the cost database and budget development tools.
- Collect and evaluate lessons learned from recent project bids and costs, sharing insights to refine budget development tools.
- Track, document, and report on budget accuracy metrics to internal stakeholders and management, ensuring lessons learned are shared and applied to future projects.
- Collaborate with external general contractors and key partners to share trends and cost impacts with the internal team.
About the team
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, Engineering, or 7 years of relevant experience within industry.
- Experience in End-to-End Cost Planning and Cost Management from feasibility, concept, budget, tender, cost control and final account for ground-up commercial construction projects.
- Proven track record of creating and releasing high-quality, consistent documentation for processes, standards, and procedures.
- Proficiency in MS applications, Cost-X, Cubit and BIM integration for developing and maintaining estimating and cost planning, budget development tools and templates.
- 10 years' experience as a AIQS Credited Quantity Surveyor for government, major developer, general contractors or cost consultancy, specializing in cost planning, cost estimating modelling, value engineering in early design stage and tender evaluation.
- Experience collaborating effectively with various stakeholders across large organizations.
- Direct experience in the design, construction, or management of data centers, critical infrastructure, or large-scale commercial projects.
- Experience in developing and presenting business case analyses or budgets to senior leadership, including driving continuous improvement methodologies and practices.
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