Cost Engineer

2 weeks ago

Whitehaven, United Kingdom westlakesrecruit Full time

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for an experienced cost engineer to be engaged on a contract basis.

The role

As a Cost Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will help to improve the accuracy and visibility of lifecycle reporting for the business and its stakeholders.

You will work closely with the project team, embedding themselves and helping to estimate target and fixed price contracts.

  • Develop/implement and maintain the Project Baseline Budgets including Control Account Plans/Responsibility Assignment Matrix and WBS Dictionary (SOW).
  • Responsible for the monitor, control and validation of project's accruals and commitments and the control of resource and financial forecast data.
  • Management and control of financial change management on the project and assurance of alignment with the business/contractual requirements.
  • Provision of internal and external financial performance & cost reports including earned value and variation analysis.


Essential experience of the Cost Engineer:

  • Significant experience of applying budgeting & cost control in a regulated industry environment
  • Awareness of various contracting methodologies (e.g. NEC3 and NEC4) including resolution of claims and disputes
  • Previous experience of supporting more junior team members in a cost estimating, cost engineering or project controls environment
  • Proficient user of MS packages, namely Excel


Qualifications for the Cost Engineer:

  • HNC level qualification (or equivalent) in cost engineering or quantity surveying
  • Ideally a bachelor's degree in engineering / project / construction management or a related field
  • ECITB QCF Level 5 Diploma (or equivalent) in Cost Engineering (Cost Control)
  • A professional qualification and membership (e.g. APM/AcostE/RICS) (or equivalent)


The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Employee share scheme
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
  • 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

For more information on this role or to register your interest for future job updates, please visit www.westlakesrecruit.co.uk

Why We're Different:

Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives.

Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them

We do Nuclear. We only do Nuclear. We do all of Nuclear.

Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future:

As an equal opportunities business, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.

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