Cost Engineer

Employment Solutions Ltd; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Matched pension contributions up to 5%

Private medical insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance programme

Gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Employment Solutions Ltd. is recruiting an experienced Cost Engineer to support major energy and infrastructure projects within a collaborative Project Controls team.

You will deliver cost forecasting, reporting and performance analysis across large-scale construction packages to help ensure on-budget delivery. Ideal candidates have extensive experience on major construction or energy projects, excellent Excel skills, and comfort working with project teams, contractors and commercial

Qualifications

• Experience on major construction, infrastructure, energy or industrial projects.
• Excellent Excel skills and numerical proficiency.
• Comfortable working with project teams, contractors and commercial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Produce package-level cost forecasts, variance analysis and Forecast to Complete reporting across major construction projects.
• Monitor project performance, identifying cost trends, risks and opportunities with accurate cost reporting to stakeholders.
• Review contractor and subcontractor cost data, ensuring alignment with project progress and commercial information.
• Work closely with Planning, Quantity Surveying, Commercial and Construction teams to deliver integrated project controls.
• Support cost assurance, change management and early warning processes to help maintain project performance and financial control.

Skills

Cost forecasting

Cost reporting

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Cost Engineer to join a leading consultancy supporting the delivery of major energy and infrastructure projects. Working within a collaborative Project Controls team, you'll play a key role in providing cost forecasting, reporting and performance analysis across large-scale construction packages, helping to ensure projects are delivered successfully and within budget.

This position would suit a Cost Engineer with experience on major construction, infrastructure, energy or industrial projects who enjoys analysing complex data and influencing project performance. It will appeal to someone with excellent Excel skills who is confident working with project teams, contractors and commercial stakeholders to provide robust cost control and forecasting.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce package-level cost forecasts, variance analysis and Forecast to Complete reporting across major construction projects
• Monitor project performance, identifying cost trends, risks and opportunities while providing accurate cost reporting to stakeholders
• Review contractor and subcontractor cost data, ensuring alignment with project progress and commercial information
• Work closely with Planning, Quantity Surveying, Commercial and Construction teams to deliver integrated project controls
• Support cost assurance, change management and early warning processes to help maintain project performance and financial control

In return you'll receive a salary up to £50k.

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• matched pension contributions up to 5%
• private medical insurance
• health insurance
• life insurance
• employee assistance programme
• gym membership
• a cycle to work scheme