Cost Engineer

JAM

Warrington

Hybrid

GBP 49,500 - 60,500

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

A professional services company is looking for a Cost Engineer to work in their Manchester office with a hybrid arrangement. This role involves forecasting project costs, managing schedules, and contributing to risk management. Candidates should have experience in engineering and familiarity with NEC contracting methodologies. The salary is up to £55,000 depending on experience, with additional benefits for career development.

Qualifications

Experience in a similar role within an engineering organization.
Background in cost estimating or cost engineering.
Experience in the Nuclear sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

Forecast project costs based on past knowledge and research.
Contribute to time management and project schedules.
Report to Project Controls Manager and adjust forecasts.

Skills

Cost estimation

Project management

NEC3 and NEC4 contracting

Team support

Risk management

Job description

Overview

Recruitment Consultant - Project Controls at JAM Recruitment

Job Title: Cost Engineer

Location: Manchester – Hybrid Working

A professional services company is looking for a Cost Engineer to work in their office in Manchester as part of their team. This is a hybrid working role and is a great opportunity to work for a leader in the market with Projects all over the UK.

Responsibilities

As a Cost Engineer, you’ll be responsible for forecasting the cost of projects based on past knowledge and industry research and adjusting estimations and outcomes based on changing requirements. In addition, you’ll be contributing to time allocation and management of project schedules and anticipating potential risks and devising solutions to prevent them. You’ll be reporting into the Project Controls Manager and feeding back the forecasting across the lifecycle of the project.

Qualifications

To be successful in the role of Cost Engineer, you’ll need have experience of a similar role within an engineering organisation using various contracting methodologies such as NEC3 and NEC4. You’ll need previous experience of supporting more junior team members in a cost estimating or cost engineering environment. Experience within the Nuclear sector would be looked upon favourably.

Package

As a Cost Engineer, you’ll be on a salary of up to £55,000 depending on experience and is available on a hybrid working arrangement. In addition, there’s other non-tangible benefits such as pension, other work schemes and commitment to your development, both in terms of your skills and career progression

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