Senior Cost Engineer

Senior Cost Engineer

Location: Bristol

Permanent

The role of Senior Cost Engineer is to act as an expert of the Cost and Forecasting team across the parts of HPC project following the Cost and Forecasting strategy uniformly across the project. They will act as a technical lead for the Cost and Forecasting team ensuring the implementation of Cost and Forecasting specific processes and framework.

They will follow all governance arrangements for the Integrated Project Controls Discipline providing effective reporting of Cost and Forecasting information in a timely and accurate manner, supporting others to achieve the same results. They will manage the delivery of specific contracts which range in value from £10m to £500m.

Key Responsibilities

• The Senior Cost Engineer will be the face of Cost and Forecasting management in their nominated Programme/Area in the Project, bringing confidence to stakeholders that they are performing the right steps to identify, analyse, respond to and manage their Cost and Forecasting outputs.
• Produce and maintain accurate cost and forecasting in alignment with the Cost Breakdown Structure or Work Breakdown Structure (CBS/WBS);
• Act as a role model for the effective collaboration with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve mutually successful outcomes in keeping with the HPC project values of "Humility, Positivity, Respect, Solidarity and Clarity" and culture of "Trust, Transparency and Teamwork"
• Providing assurance of the maintenance of all Cost and Forecasting data for the Programme/Area within the Cost and Forecasting software system e.g. EcoSys, SAP
• Assurance of the delivery of Cost and Forecasting reports to a defined reporting cycle, including commentary on key timerelated drivers and performance issues ensuring the quality of the output.

Education, Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of HND or equivalent qualification in project management, project controls, engineering, or another related field
• Experience in a Project Management environment
• Understanding of project controls methodologies and techniques.
• High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy of outputs and validity of quality data.
• Analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a project controls discipline.