Cost Engineer

Matchtech; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech Group in London is seeking a proactive Cost Engineer to join a project controls team working on a major infrastructure programme just outside London. This hands-on role offers exposure to a diverse client portfolio spanning transport, energy, renewables, and manufacturing, with opportunities for career development in project controls.

You will support cost management, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across the project lifecycle, collaborating with project teams, stakeholders and

Qualifications

• Experience as Cost Engineer/Cost Controller in project controls.
• Experience on complex engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Background in rail, nuclear, energy, or major infrastructure sectors.
• Strong cost control, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.
• Advanced Excel for cost data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support cost management and cost control throughout the lifecycle.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, commitments, actual costs, and financial performance.
• Produce cost reports, dashboards, and variance analyses.
• Maintain accurate cost data within a project controls environment.
• Collaborate with project managers, planners, engineers, and contractors.
• Identify cost trends, risks, and opportunities with recommendations.
• Attend on-site meetings near London program location.
• Proactively address cost and controls challenges.

Skills

Cost management

Cost control

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel advanced

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Excel

Job description

Our client is a highly respected project controls consultancy with a strong reputation for supporting some of the UK's most complex and high-profile engineering and infrastructure programmes.
Due to continued growth, they are seeking a proactive and ambitious Cost Engineer to join their London-based team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on Cost Engineer who has gained initial experience on complex engineering projects and is keen to develop a broader understanding of project controls, working alongside experienced professionals on industry-leading programmes.

Your first assignment will see you embedded within an established project controls team supporting a major infrastructure programme just outside London.
Beyond this, you'll have the opportunity to work across a diverse client portfolio spanning transport, energy, renewables, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and industrial sectors, providing unrivalled exposure and career development.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting cost management and cost control activities throughout the project lifecycle
• Monitoring project budgets, forecasts, commitments, actual costs and overall financial performance
• Producing detailed cost reports, dashboards and variance analysis
• Maintaining accurate and timely cost information within a project controls environment
• Working closely with project managers, planners, engineers, contractors and key stakeholders
• Identifying cost trends, risks and opportunities, providing clear recommendations to support project performance
• Attending occasional meetings on-site at a major programme location just outside London
• Taking a proactive and hands-on approach to solving cost and project controls challenges

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience as a Cost Engineer, Cost Controller within a Project Controls environment
• Experience working on complex engineering or infrastructure projects
• Background from sectors such as rail, nuclear, oil & gas, petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, process engineering, energy, renewables or major infrastructure
• Strong understanding of cost control, forecasting, budgeting and project financial reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to analyse and communicate cost data effectively
• Knowledge of project controls principles and their application within large programmes
• Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving abilities
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to engage stakeholders at all levels
• A collaborative and detail-oriented approach with a willingness to learn and develop