Job description for Budget Control / Quantity Surveyor at Ekamas Mandiri Group
1. Position Purpose
The Budget Control / Quantity Surveyor is responsible for planning, monitoring, and controlling project costs to ensure that development and construction activities are carried out within the approved budget.
The position will support management and the project team through accurate cost estimation, BOQ preparation and review, budget monitoring, and cost reporting.
Penempatan : Jakarta
2. Key Responsibilities
A. Budget Planning & Cost Control
• Develop and maintain project budgets based on approved development plans, cost estimates, project requirements, and business objectives.
• Establish and maintain budget structures by project, work package, cost category, and project phase to support effective cost monitoring.
• Monitor actual, committed, forecast, and remaining costs against approved budgets throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify cost variances, potential budget overruns, and cost risks, and provide early warnings and recommendations to management.
• Prepare cost projections and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
• Identify cost-saving and optimization opportunities without compromising project requirements.
• Continuously improve budgeting and cost control processes and mechanisms.
B. Cost Analysis & Reporting
• Analyze and report variances between approved budgets, actual costs, committed costs, and forecast costs.
• Prepare standardized monthly project cost control, budget utilization, and cost performance reports for management.
• Provide clear visibility of project financial performance, key cost risks, deviations, and required management actions.
C. Procurement, Contract & QS Support
• Review purchase requests, quotations, purchase orders, contracts, and contractor/subcontractor proposals to ensure commercial alignment with approved budgets.
• Assist in tender comparison and commercial evaluation, including review of BOQ, quantity take-offs, construction cost estimates, and contractor claims.
• Monitor contractor and supplier costs, commitments, and expenditures against allocated project budgets.
D. Cost Database, System & Documentation
• Establish and maintain a structured project cost database covering budgets, contracts, purchase orders, invoices, commitments, and actual expenditures.
• Maintain consistent and traceable cost data across Project, Procurement, Finance, and Budgeting records.
• Support the implementation and optimization of budgeting and cost control processes within the company’s financial management system.
3. Minimum Qualifications
Criteria Requirement
Education : Bachelor’s Degree (S1) in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Accounting, or related field
Experience : Experience in Budget Control, Cost Control, Project Control, Quantity Surveying, or a related field
Industry : Property Development, Real Estate, Construction, Engineering, or related industry preferred
Technical Skills : Budgeting, cost control, variance analysis, forecasting, project cost reporting
Software : Proficient in Microsoft Excel and familiar with budgeting, cost control, project management, or financial management systems. Ability to understand and work with system-based cost data is an advantage.
Language : Bahasa Indonesia; English is an advantage
4. Preferred Competencies
• Strong understanding of construction costs and project budgets.
• Good analytical and numerical skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to identify cost discrepancies and potential cost overruns.
• Good understanding of construction drawings and specifications.
• Good negotiation and communication skills.
• Able to coordinate with multiple departments and external contractors.
• Proactive, structured, and commercially minded.
• High integrity in handling project costs and financial information.
