Cost Engineer

JAM Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy is looking for a Cost Engineer to join their team in Manchester. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects within civil infrastructure, energy, and more. Responsibilities include driving cost performance reporting and developing cost control structures. The salary ranges from £40,000 to £75,000, accompanied by a pension plan, medical insurance, and 25 days of annual leave. This position supports hybrid working and career development.

Benefits

Pension (up to 5% employer contribution)

Private medical insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Strong cost engineering experience across engineering, construction, or civil projects is essential.
• Applications from candidates with an IT background cannot be considered.

Responsibilities

• Drive cost performance reporting for projects including EVM metrics.
• Develop project cost control data structures to track actual costs.
• Establish project control budget aligned with agreed baselines.
• Track actual costs against cost controls structures.

Skills

Cost engineering experience

Project lifecycle understanding

Cost performance reporting

Job description

Overview

A global consultancy is looking for a number of Cost Engineers to join their growing team which works across multiple industries including, but not limited to, civil infrastructure, data centres, defence and energy. The roles are available on a hybrid basis and there are roles available from Engineer through to Manager.

The Role

As a Cost Engineer, you'll be working on projects of varying sizes and complexity and, depending on your level, your responsibilities will include

• Driving cost performance reporting for the project including all EVM metrics associated with key project commitments and expenditures
• Developing project cost control data structures to accurately track and control actual costs
• Establishing and setting the project control budget aligned with agreed baselines
• Tracking of actual costs both for internal and external expenditure against the cost controls structures

You

To succeed as a Cost Engineer within this business you\'ll need to have strong cost engineering experience across the full project lifecycle of engineering, construction or civil projects. Please note, applications from candidates with an IT background cannot be considered.

The Package

As a Cost Engineer within this business, you\'ll receive a salary of between £40,000 and £75,000 and other benefits including pension (up to 5% employer contribution), private medical insurance, 25 days\' (plus bank holidays) and flexible working. In addition, the company is committed to both training and development along with career progression.

How to apply

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader committed to your career development so if you\'re interested in being considered, please send your CV via the Apply Now button.