Project Cost Optimization Director
Gift Real Estate
Engineering
Civil Engineering
Addis Ababa
15 years
1 Position
2025-07-01
to
2025-07-06
perform project management
Civil Engineering
Full Time
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Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
Facilitation of Cost-Saving Ideas:
Encourage and facilitate cost-saving ideas from the different teams across the five companies.
Create an environment of innovative thinking and champion open sharing of cost-saving/best practices ideas.
Cross-Functional Cooperation:
Work cooperatively with the other functions: procurement; engineering; operations; and finance to ensure cross-functional expectations align with the overall business objectives.
Act as the facilitator/liaison between departments or companies to ensure identification of cost-saving practices are coordinated with all affected stakeholders.
Coordination of Initiatives:
Coordinate the timely execution of cost-saving initiatives from conception to implementation.
Coordinate preparation of project schedules, and allocation of resources while monitoring initiatives for efficiency of implementation.
Monitoring and Check-in:
Develop metrics and benchmarks to know if/when cost-saving ideas are successfully deployed.
Check in regularly on initiatives for ongoing assessments. Address challenges, recommend solutions, and begin continuous improvement.
Reporting and Communication:
Present progress reports to senior management on status of cost saving initiatives, summarize successes, challenges, and recommendations.
Foster open communication within teams so they can communicate their insights and develop ongoing collaboration across businesses.
Professional Development:
Keep informed on development of new materials and methods for potential cost optimization across the industry.
Lead and facilitate training for growing employees' understanding of cost management practices, and lead the training sessions of cost management, and ultimately potential cost savings throughout the organization.
Job Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and MBA.
Minimum of 15 years relevant work in construction or manufacturing costing management, project management, and/or engineering.
Strong ability to be able to align cooperation across functions and teams.
Analytical mind, problem-solver who is willing to work through ideas and implement actionable solutions.
Able to prepare manuals and other documents
Strong communication skills including the ability to engage and coordinate excitedly.
How To Apply
Submit your application, updated CV and supporting credentials via email: giftrealestatehr2020@gmail.com
Fields Of Study
Civil Engineering
Skills Required
perform project management
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