Cost Engineer - Project Controls - Energy Projects

Overview

In this Senior Cost Engineer role, you will lead cost control across varied projects within the Energy & Natural Resources division. You’ll partner with the Integrated Project Team to ensure accurate budgets, forecasts, and performance data that support management decisions.

The position emphasizes robust cost controls, timely reporting, and alignment with client objectives and contract processes. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within cost targets, contributing to a sustainable and efficient project portfolio.

This role offers impact in a nuclear-sector environment with leadership opportunities and a clear path to influence project outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• hybrid work arrangement
• equal opportunity employer
• inclusive environment
• healthy work-life balance
• supportive culture

Responsibilities

• Tailor cost control approaches to client needs and align with best practices
• Set up and maintain cost control systems to track budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts
• Collaborate with the Integrated Project Team to establish a robust Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and support change control
• Develop project Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS), align budgets with WBS, and monitor costs
• Map cost estimates to WBS/WP/Control Accounts to set accurate budgets
• Ensure adherence to NEC or FIDIC contract processes for cost data management and reporting
• Lead accruals production to reflect Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) timely
• Support change processes with cost information and underpin forecasts
• Update forecasts to align Estimate To Complete (ETC)
• Coordinate cost capture through work orders, PO/WOs, and subcontract data to monitor costs
• Align Purchase Orders with CBS to define Cost Performance Indices
• Validate supply chain data to support forecasting, trend analysis, and reporting
• Engage with management on cost control updates within a complex project/programme
• Provide guidance and leadership while delivering cost control processes on complex projects
• Demonstrate leadership to develop the delivery and cost control team

Key requirements

• Professional project controls experience specializing in Cost Engineering/Control across the project lifecycle
• Strong understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), progress reporting, forecasting and performance reporting
• Excellent verbal and written communication with leadership capabilities
• Ability to influence, motivate, coach and develop a diverse and inclusive team
• Ability to obtain BPSS level security clearance
• Member of a professional body (e.g., APM, PMI)
• Experience leading Cost Control Assurance activities
• Understanding of how Scheduling, Risk Management, Reporting and Change Control interact with Cost Control
• Decision-making under risk with uncertain parameters
• Strong stakeholder management and conflict navigation skills
• Desire to work in the nuclear sector
• strong communication
• leadership
• stakeholder management
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Cost forecasting and variance analysis
• PMB and WBS/CBS development

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