Construction Cost Analyst

Region APC > Customer Project Execution - APAC > Customer Project Execution Cost Management

Construction Cost Management Offshore is a sub-department in the Regional Offshore Support team, which consists of Construction Specialists, Construction Analysts, and Scenario Planners. The team is responsible for maintaining the cost model used to estimate complex construction activities to offshore sales projects, as well as evaluating the cost drivers and conducting business analysis to ensure high quality in the estimates. As a Cost Analyst, you will work closely with skilled construction package managers and experienced industry specialists to provide valuable sales budget for constructing new offshore wind farms across the Asia Pacific market.

Responsibilities

• Deliver project-specific construction cost budgets & review presentations for offshore wind farm bidding projects
• Support team with complex costing estimation for various scenarios, and give strategic advice based on the cost analysis.
• Initiate cost optimization activities and review cost drivers with stakeholders
• Maintain the quality of the cost database, and reflect the latest regional-specific considerations into the cost model by conducting a market investigation with stakeholders
• Develop and implement changes to the cost estimation model and sales tools
• Support cross-functional business cases and product roadmap assessments with operational cost input

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in economics, finance, business management, renewable energy or similar
• 1-3 years' experience in related discipline
• Good understanding in the relationship between construction activities and financial impact
• Solid economics/financial modelling skills
• Skilled user of Microsoft applications Excel & PowerPoint with great IT skills. An understanding of programming is good but not a requirement
• Good communication skills incl. presentation skills

Competencies

• You should be sensitive to numbers and detailed oriented
• You should be someone who works in a pragmatical, structured and thorough manner, with high personal
• You should be good at problem solving and prioritize various tasks handling, and capable to work under time stress
• Be an effective team member, who is good at communicating with various stakeholders
• Be committed, and capable of organizing workloads and thrive well in a speedily growing sales environment

What We Offer

We offer an exciting opportunity to develop a broad business understanding in constructing a new offshore wind farm. This is a rapidly growing industry with enthusiastic colleagues from various background. After the training period, you will quickly gain responsibility for quoting large offshore wind farms and give strategic suggestion on project operation based on the constructed costing analysis.

Additional Benefit

• National Statutory Insurance Program
• Group Insurance for Employee and Dependents
• Annual merit review
• Leave (Additional annual leave, paid sick/ medical leave (provide regular pay for first 15 days of sick leave), additional maternity leave (120 days), additional pregnancy checkups accompaniment leave and paternity leave to statutory (10 days), menstruation leave)
• New employee medical examination/Annual medical examination
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Flexible working schedule and remote work
• Variety of employee activities
• Unlimited coffee and snacks in variety
• Diverse and open work environment
• Highly value career development of employees, support internal transfer and promotion

Additional Information

We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Please be advised to apply on or before the 19th of May. 2024.

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
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