Global Capex Cost Analyst - F/M/X
Amaris Consulting Sàrl
Basilea
Key information
- Publication date:23 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Basilea
Job summary
Join Amaris Consulting, an independent tech consulting firm. We offer a vibrant work environment with growth opportunities.
Tasks
- Lead project costing and develop forecasting processes.
- Maintain a comprehensive cost database for investments.
- Advise project teams on cost management tools and techniques.
Skills
- 10+ years in project cost evaluation and management.
- Strong communication and influencing skills required.
- Expertise in project cost evaluation and data management.
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Who are we?
Amaris Consulting is an independent technology consulting firm providing guidance and solutions to businesses. With more than 1,000 clients across the globe, we have been rolling out solutions in major projects for over a decade – this is made possible by an international team of 7,600 people spread across 5 continents and more than 60 countries. Our solutions focus on four different Business Lines: Information System & Digital, Telecom, Life Sciences and Engineering. We’re focused on building and nurturing a top talent community where all our team members can achieve their full potential. Amaris is your steppingstone to cross rivers of change, meet challenges and achieve all your projects with success.At Amaris, we strive to provide our candidates with the best possible recruitment experience. We like to get to know our candidates, challenge them, and be able to give them proper feedback as quickly as possible. Here's what our recruitment process looks like:
Brief Call: Our process typically begins with a brief virtual/phone conversation to get to know you! The objective? Learn about you, understand your motivations, and make sure we have the right job for you!
Interviews (the average number of interviews is 3 - the number may vary depending on the level of seniority required for the position). During the interviews, you will meet people from our team: your line manager of course, but also other people related to your future role. We will talk in depth about you, your experience, and skills, but also about the position and what will be expected of you. Of course, you will also get to know Amaris: our culture, our roots, our teams, and your career opportunities!
Case study: Depending on the position, we may ask you to take a test. This could be a role play, a technical assessment, a problem-solving scenario, etc.
As you know, every person is different and so is every role in a company. That is why we have to adapt accordingly, and the process may differ slightly at times. However, please know that we always put ourselves in the candidate's shoes to ensure they have the best possible experience.
We look forward to meeting you!
Job description
As a Global Capex Cost Analyst for our customer, you will be the global champion in project costing, supporting the Manufacturing & Engineering organization. Your main mission is to lead the development, rollout, and exploitation of processes and competencies to ensure estimated and achieved project costs are effectively managed and monitored across all stages of the project process.
🔥 Your responsibilities:
- Develop standardized cost estimating and forecasting processes and tools.
- Build and maintain a comprehensive cost database of achieved costs for all investments.
- Create analysis methodologies to review project costs versus internal and external benchmarks.
- Proactively challenge project cost estimates at the request of senior leaders.
- Advise project teams on contemporary project cost management tools and techniques.
- Develop processes for project cost review and challenge at any step of the end-to-end project process to support governance.
- Compile and analyze project costs across the organization for benchmarking purposes.
- Codify cost structures for all projects and deploy standardized cost evaluation methodologies.
- Lead improvement activities based on project cost analysis.
- Collaborate with indirect procurement and finance to target common improvements.
- Contribute to Project Closure Reports to ensure standardized achieved cost evaluation and recording.
- Participate in project audits and peer reviews as requested.
🎯 Your profile:
- Over 10 years of experience in project cost evaluation across a wide range of project types (infrastructure, expansion, sustenance, etc.).
- Strong background in project execution, contractor management, and project process (contracting, FAT, SAT, commissioning).
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills.
- Ability to work in complex structures and demonstrate challenge to the status quo.
- Willingness to travel and accompany project activities on site.
- Ability to influence and deliver across international cultures.
- Awareness of business environment and corporate strategic direction.
- Fluent in English.
- MS/BS in industrial, engineering, or chemical sciences, or a 5-year technical degree in a related discipline.
- Proven record in project and program management methodologies.
- Experience in change and/or operational management.
- Ability to develop, coach, and teach others in delivering change.
- Expertise in project cost evaluation, contingency reserve analysis, earned value management, Monte Carlo simulation, and cost benefit analysis.
- Data management skills to develop and share complex databases on project cost.
💡 Why choose us?
Join a dynamic team, benefit from international exposure, and contribute to impactful projects for our customer. We offer opportunities for growth, training, and a collaborative work environment.
Amaris Consulting is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to promoting diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. For this purpose, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, beliefs, age, marital status, disability, or other characteristics.
