Bid Cost Manager

• Lead and manage cost estimation, planning, control, and pricing aspects of a tender and project
• Supports the project and bid teams by developing, controlling, planning and forecasting budgets, and by managing, consolidating and controlling cost at system and sub-system levels
• Undertake benchmarking exercise for internal evaluation and to demonstrate value for money to the client
• Lead on identifying cost savings and revenue enhancing initiatives.
• Maintain, update and improve costing tools and 'ways of working'

• Undertake benchmarking exercises based on 'return of experience' (REx) from comparable projects and Reference Solutions
• Define target cost per activities and/or sub system in coordination with sub-system managers, identify and propose gaps versus Reference Solution
• Support the Bid Manager in the preparation price submissions for various projects and work packages
• Lead cost estimation activities based on target cost approach with all participating units and functions (métiers)
• Lead cost improvement actions to reach tender cost /target price using all competitiveness levers, and challenge the contributors where appropriate
• Work with Finance Department to optimize Financial costs (bonds, financing, hedging, insurance, taxes, etc), and to improve overall competitiveness of the bid
• Consolidate tender costs commitment and selling price as per financial rules and in the consolidation tool (Mercury/2.1 or Ody.C)
• Control the level of robustness / quality of the costing (consistency between scope of work, costing received and planning), and use the Costing robustness assessment grid
• Support proactively the project teams and tender team/discipline leads during the tender validation process
• Prepare the Costing packages for all internal and customer gate reviews and submissions (cost analysis/bridges, standard report, cash curve, etc), and support the tender leader on the preparation of the pricing sheet for the customer
• Lead cost estimation activities, in coordination with sub-system manager, for changes discussed with the customer during negotiation phase and update the cost commitment
• Transfer tender costing data (with related assumptions) to Project to support project launch
• Support the Finance Project Manager in the monitoring of forecasted EAC (Estimated At Completion) at project/programme level:
• Work closely with Risk teams to assess cost impacts and provide structured, critical input to enhance the quality of analyses

• Provide all costing and pricing deliverables on time
• At Tender Phase: Completeness, Accuracy and Robustness of costing/pricing, including adherence to scope and cost forecasting.
• At Project/programme execution stage: securization of committed savings & early warning on PPI evolution

• Engineering, Maths and/or Business Degree
• 7+ years of experience in estimating and cost management on large scale public infrastructure projects - Railway and Signaling experience preferred
• Expert level Excel user
• Salesforce and Primavera P6 skills desirable

• Ability to recognize product and associated costs, and understand operational flows (engineering, manufacturing, industrial, etc)
• Ability to analyze and challenge contributor's commitments relative to scope and available resources
• Sufficient awareness of financial rules and contractual aspects (bonds & guarantees, …)
• Experience in Value analysis, Product cost and Cost models
• Rigor and good analytical skills, shows initiative and creativity
• Fluency in English a must, French language skills are desirable
• Delivers data driven results on-time
• Collaborative and team player in a diverse, multicultural, international environment
• Proactive and keen to implement processes and continuously improve
• Curiosity for the product and its environment
• Ability to work in network and integrate with bid and project team with a high degree of independence
• Good communication skills (presentations, synthesis, relationship with contributors ...)

Alstom