Cost Control Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Cost Control Engineer for a 6-month contract role. The position involves analyzing bids, producing reports, and supporting contract negotiations with the MoD. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and a willingness to pursue accreditation, along with experience in project environments. This role offers an opportunity to influence cost engineering practices and support junior colleagues.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work towards ‘Enrolled’ accreditation by ACostE.
• Knowledge/experience from education to A Level or equivalent.
• Some experience in a project environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce reports summarizing cost engineering investigations.
• Review Contractors’ proposals against SSRO Guidance.
• Analyze bid data and identify deficiencies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Negotiation

Education

A Level or equivalent qualification (ONC or BTEC Level 3)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Cost Control Engineer

Duration: 6 months, Inside IR35

Overview of role:

Analyzes contractors’ bids for single-source Contracts with MoD. Supervises less complex, lower-value single source pricing investigations. Produces written reports documenting conclusions of cost engineering investigations.

Typical main responsibilities:

1. Produce reports that summarize cost engineering investigations and provide analysis to support contract negotiation.
2. Review Contractors’ proposals and assess them against the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) Guidance for Single Source Contracting.
3. Analyze bid data, identify deficiencies in the information provided, and find solutions.
4. Lead and/or participate in meetings with the Contractor, the customer, and DE&S stakeholders to improve the quality of the evidence supplied to support bidders’ costs.
5. Provide analysis to support negotiations.
6. Support junior colleagues by coaching them to ensure quality outputs.
7. Communicate key project cost engineering data to project, programme, and DE&S leadership.
8. Influence team members and leadership within DE&S Project and Supply Chain within the Cost Engineering field.

Typical qualifications and registrations:

Willingness to work towards ‘Enrolled’ accreditation by the Association of Cost Engineers (ACostE).

Knowledge and/or experience such as would be acquired through education to A Level, or equivalent qualification, such as ONC or BTEC (Level 3). The role is expected to have some experience of a project environment, but typically the most required knowledge is developed through post-joining role-specific training. Basic to intermediate knowledge of analysis tools, such as Excel.