Job Description

We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets:


We are looking to add a Senior Cost Engineer to our PMO & Project Controls Consultancy team to act as the first point of contact for all Cost Engineering activities.


Utilising your knowledge and expertise in the Cost Engineering discipline you will be responsible for providing Project Control solutions and services to our clients. You will also be a key contributor to improving processes, procedures and tools utilised by the function.


This Senior Cost Engineer position will be a

home based

, hybrid role but will require

site / client office attendance as and when required.

Eligibility for

Security Clearance

is essential (

UK National or a UK resident for 5+ years

), and a UK Driving Licence will be highly beneficial as some projects are in remote locations.


As an experienced

Senior Cost Engineer

, you will have detailed experience in all aspects of cost engineering and be able to work under your own cognisance creating a delivery plan in line with company procedures.



As a Senior Cost Engineer, you will be required to be commercially focused, confident in running your own project as well as working effectively within a team.


You will be joining a growing consultancy team working on a variety of contracts within multiple sectors. You will be required to undertake short-term or long-term commissions to address a variety of customer needs.


Candidates with a track record of cost management at pre and post contract; working on contracts through the development cycle to the delivery through the construction phase would be preferred.


Control, monitor, analyse and report cost related aspects for designated projects within a Portfolio.


Ensure all cost and contract transactions on a project are understood and managed in an appropriate way.


Continually monitor Project Risk and Change status to maintain current forecast.


Liaise with Project team members and contractors with regards to progress and cost forecasting.


Monitor, control and analyse the project cost information, identify variances, and bring these to the attention of the Project Manager with possible alternatives. Prepare specific reports to facilitate challenge and analysis to meet the project's specific needs.


Challenge cost variances against the baseline plan with individual task leaders/contractors and/or outside stakeholder management as necessary to enable mitigation.



Understand the inter-relationship between time cost and commercial aspects of the project life cycle.


Breadth of experience across whole project and programme lifecycle. (e.g., Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning processes).


Proficient in the interpretation of Earned Value Analysis.


Excellent MS Office skills and well versed in the preparation of reports and information using packages such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.


Breadth of experience across whole project and programme lifecycle. (e.g., Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning processes).


Working knowledge of Primavera


Experienced in the use of Finance and Project software.


Working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation.


Relevant Degree or to Degree level education


Working knowledge of SAP


Cross sector experience (Water/ Transport/ Energy/ Aviation/ Defence & Nuclear)

Desirable

APM - Foundation/ Practitioner


APM Risk


Project Planning & Control Foundation/ Practitioner



Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.



Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.



We do share individual feedback following an interview .



A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.


It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.





For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:


https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign