Cost Engineer

Rolls-Royce SMR

Cost Engineer at Rolls-Royce SMR ensuring accurate cost control for clean energy projects. Involvement in budgeting, forecasting, and collaboration across teams to deliver key insights.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeManchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £42,000 - £55,150 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong expertise in cost control, budgeting, and forecasting, with advanced proficiency in cost reporting and variance analysis. Capable of collaborating effectively across multi-disciplinary teams while maintaining a detail-oriented and accountable approach to project financials.

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Cost ControlBudgetingForecastingCost ReportingCost Engineering

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Hard Skills

Cost Data ManagementVariance AnalysisChange ControlPerformance ReportingCost Impact Analysis

Soft Skills

Detail-OrientedAccountableRelationship BuildingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

ExcelPower QuerySAPEcoSysPrimavera

Certifications & Qualifications

RICSAPMCICESPMI

Industry Keywords

InfrastructureEnergyNuclearNEC ContractsFIDIC Contracts

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintaining and updating project budgets and forecasts
Tracking actuals, commitments and accruals
Supporting change control assessments and cost impact analysis
Ensuring cost data aligns with schedule and project controls
Raising PRs, managing POs, and reviewing supplier applications
Preparing monthly cost reports and dashboards
Collaborating with planners, commercial colleagues and Work Package Managers
Contributing to continuous improvement and supporting our cost systems and tools

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong understanding of cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and change processes
High proficiency in cost reporting and variance analysis (Excel, Power Query or similar)
A detail‑orientated and accountable approach to your work
The ability to build strong relationships and collaborate across multi‑disciplinary teams
Experience in cost engineering or project controls, ideally in infrastructure, energy or nuclear
Familiarity with tools such as SAP, EcoSys or Primavera
Progress toward a recognised professional accreditation (e.g., RICS, APM, CICES, PMI)
Advanced proficiency in cost data management and analysis tools
Training in cost control, estimating or forecasting (desirable)
Exposure to NEC/FIDIC contracts (desirable)
Experience with change control and performance reporting (desirable)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Benefits allowance: £2,200
Bonus: Up to 12.5%
Holiday: 28 days + bank holidays
Pension: Standard Rolls‑Royce SMR pension 12%
Other benefits: 6x life assurance, 50% income protection, £250 new joiner payment
Flexible working options available