Costain Group PLC

Senior Cost Engineer

Costain Group PLC

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Stockton-on-Tees • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Work within the project controls team and be responsible for cost control and forecasting.
  • Have a central role in the application for payment, earned value management and weekly and monthly reporting.
  • Providing insight into variances between planned and actual costs and recommendations for mitigations.
  • Use your knowledge and experience to support the most efficient and effective delivery of the project.
  • Based in Teesside with a requirement to be on site as a minimum 3 days a week.

Requirements

  • Degree/HNC/HND ideally in quantity surveying or construction / engineering related discipline or relevant experience.
  • Experience in a similar role on a complex project- ideally Energy
  • Able to demonstrate expertise of Excel and should have had exposure to various bespoke cost management software systems
  • Control, monitor, analyse and report cost related aspects for designated projects within a Portfolio.
  • Earned value management
  • Cost control and forecasting
  • Project reporting
  • Effective communication within team and with stakeholders.
  • High level of numeracy and excellent analytical skills.
  • Breadth of experience across whole project lifecycle (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning processes).
  • Experience with Business Intelligence Software (such as Power BI) preferred but not essential.
Benefits
  • 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.
  • 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.
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
DegreeHNCHND