Cost Engineer - Energy Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the UK Energy and Natural Resources division seeks a Project Control Engineer with a cost engineering background to support expanding energy and natural resources portfolios, including nuclear, renewables, transmission and low carbon projects.

You will drive cost control activities, integrate with scheduling, risk and reporting, and contribute to continuous process improvements within a collaborative One Business culture.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC level qualification.
• NEC3/4 or FIDIC experience.
• Cost engineering experience on energy or infrastructure projects.
• Understand interaction between scheduling, risk, reporting and cost control.
• Experience on major programmes or project portfolios.
• Membership or Chartership with a professional body (preferable).

Responsibilities

• Anticipate client challenges and opportunities, driving effective change.
• Innovate to solve problems and share best practice.
• Stay informed about industry developments and continue learning.
• Develop leadership impact by deepening market understanding.
• Set and uphold high quality standards, managing performance and resources.
• Coach and mentor others to support career progression.
• Balance stakeholder needs and promote collaboration across the business.

Skills

Cost engineering

FIDIC/NEC3

Project controls

Analytics & scheduling

Education

Degree or HNC qualification

Job description

• Department: Energy and natural resources

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Our UK E&NR business is structured into two geographical regions (the North and the South which are dividedhorizontally roughlyaround Nottingham) and a third, UK-wide, dedicated Performance Analytics Team driving our approach to digital & data. In the E&NR North & South Region we currently have around 300+ professionals across cost and commercial management, project controls, and project management – anda very strongrevenue growthtargetsfor the year. As such, we are actively recruiting for fantastic opportunities across a wide range of clients and sectorsincluding acrossall aspects of nuclear delivery, renewables, battery storage, transmission & distribution, Carbon Capture Storage and Sustainable Aviation Fuels. We also work closely with our Infrastructure andDefencecolleagues withopportunityto work across a wide variety of projects.

What we offer you

We place a strong emphasis onpeopledevelopment where every individual is encouraged to develop apersonalisedand bespoke career development plan, aligned to one or more technical,businessor client leadership pathways. This creates a working environment where individuals from all backgrounds can thrive.

We provide comprehensive APCsupport,in producinghigh qualitysubmission documents and getting to the right standard for final assessment. Everyone isallocateda Counsellor and Supervisor and a strong network of wider support with Q&A’s, and we run formal mock processes to assure candidates’ readiness to sit.

As a regional team, we have a clear commitment to engagement and a team culture strongly aligned to Our Values. We have an active social community with a strongfocus on networking and engagement opportunities through team events, team Corporate Responsibility Days, officechatsand informal spontaneous lunchtime or after work connectivity.

Turner & Townsend arecurrently recruiting for Project Control Engineers from a Cost Engineering background to support our expanding New Energy & Natural Resources segment.

We are seeking out candidates to work on iconic commissions for a range of our key clients, all offering exciting career development opportunities.

A successful candidate will have demonstrable experience and ability to do the majority of the following:

you anticipate future client challenges and opportunities, driving effective change. You innovate to solve problems and actively share best practice and learning.

you look beyond your own division, staying well informed about industry developments and committed to continuous learning. You grow your leadership impact by deepening your understanding of the markets we influence.

you set and uphold high quality standards, managing performance and resources effectively. You foster teamwork, mutual support and trust within your team.

you coach and mentor others to support their career progression. You identify emerging talent and create opportunities for their development.

you balance stakeholder needs in decision making and promote collaboration across the business as ‘One Business.’ You continue to strengthen your leadership capability and influence across the organisation.

Qualifications

Degree or HNC level qualification

NEC3/4 or FIDIC experience

Cost Engineer experience on Energy (nuclear, renewables, transmission & distribution, oil & gas, low carbon) or Infrastructure (water / utilities / rail / roads/ aviation) project.

Understand how other aspects of Project Controls (Scheduling, Risk Management, Reporting, Change Control) interact with Cost Control.

Experience of working on major programmes or project portfolios

Membership or Chartership with a Professional Body (preferable)

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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