Cost Consultant

**Cost Modeller/ Cost Estimator Cost Engineering Consultant - MOD, Defence, NATO, Nuclear sectors**

Our client has a significant capability undertaking cost and risk related studies. Staff have developed whole life cost models and generated estimates for air, land, sea, space and joint systems, platforms and infrastructure for the UK MoD, NATO, other defenceorganisations and industry. These whole life cost estimates have been used to support Investment Appraisals, Combined Operational Effectiveness and Investment Appraisals and successful Business Cases. They are currently undertaking costing studies on C2 systems,on autonomous systems and a wide range of maritime assets.

As a Cost Engineering Consultant, you will be providing the cost estimates and engineering support to help the UK MOD and industry make better decisions. This may be working autonomously within customer teams to support business cases with analytical thinkingand outcomes, estimating of procurement and in-service costs, or leading workshops with customers and Subject Matter Experts to improve accuracy and understanding of project costs.

**Responsibilities for the Cost Modeller / Cost Estimator Consultant will include**:

- Delivering technical consulting projects.
- Assisting in identifying and winning work for a new and growing consultancy.
- Building new relationships and maintaining the relationships we have with our current customers.
- Using and developing problem structuring methods and a variety of tools and techniques, including novel approaches where required.
- Support the project teams through review of plans and proposals ensuring value for money and ensuring delivery of plans is as required.
- Working organically in customer teams to deliver rapid turn-around analysis.

**Skills & Qualifications require re role of Cost Modeller/ Consultant**:
**Essential Requirements**:

- Knowledge of Investment Appraisals, Trade Studies, Business Cases, and Cost Benefit Analysis to support stage gate approvals.
- Good knowledge of statistics in support of parametric modelling, sampling and risk assessment.
- Independent Cost Estimating. Experience in methods of estimating including; detailed, comparative and parametric techniques in support of both hardware and software systems acquisitions and through life support.
- Understanding and developing cost estimates that take account of; development, manufacture and support environments; allowances; overheads; profit, Government Furnished Assets & Resources, historical costs, and Estimating Maturity Assessment levels.
- Cost Model Development. Development of robust cost models that satisfy independent Verification & Validation scrutiny.
- Cost / Schedule Risk Analysis. Knowledge of quantitative assessment of uncertainty, cost and schedule risk assessment.
- Independent Verification and Validation audit against 3rd party supplied cost models.
- Knowledge of Earned Value Management. Understand the techniques and formulas used to create EV outputs. Have experience in managing data and processing the outcomes to deliver analysis of results.
- Using logical and analytical thinking to solve complex problems for the client. Strives to deliver ahead of targets.
- Working in a client’s team to influence strategic decision makers whilst delivering practical solutions.
- Be a trusted individual who can perform when working as part of a team or when acting independently with support from colleagues.
- Be articulate with good presentation and written communication skills.
- Be a member of an appropriate professional body (such as ICEAA, ACostE) and have a desire for further professional development.
- Be dependable, committed and have a genuine enthusiasm to contribute to the growth of a new business.

**Preferred skills & Experience re role of Cost Modeller / Cost Consultant, but not essential**:

- Experience as a cost engineering consultant in DE&S,CAAS, wider MOD or public sector project environment.

**Other requirements**

**Keywords**:
**Cost Modeller, Cost Estimator, Engineering Consultant - MOD, Defence**

**Salary -**£40K-£75K according to level of experience. plus, benefits

**Location** - Portsmouth, Bristol, Corsham locations. Flexible working