Cost Engineer – Master Project Cost Control & Reporting

px Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Eye test and glasses contribution

Online company discount benefits site

Long Service Awards

ELITE Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits Package

Onsite parking

Job summary

px Group is seeking a Cost Engineer in Stockton on Tees to deliver day-to-day cost management, commercial administration and reporting across engineering and construction projects. You will work within governance and delegated authority to provide accurate cost information and support decision-making.

You’ll receive personalised on-the-job training, coaching and twice-yearly development reviews to enhance your contributions and competence within the Engineering team.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost engineering or equivalent project controls.
• Budgets, actual costs, accruals, forecasting and commercial reporting.
• Proficiency with Excel and ERP reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost control and contract administration for project scopes.
• Set up project cost structures and coding arrangements.
• Produce cost reports and dashboards with budgeted, actual, accrued, invoiced and forecast costs.
• Administer PAAFs, timesheet status, approvals and resource bookings.
• Track and reconcile purchase orders, subcontracts, invoices and planned expenditure.
• Undertake measurement and valuation of completed work and prepare applications for payment.
• Maintain change, variation, risk, and other commercial registers with audit trail.
• Prepare month-end cost inputs and management accounting analysis.

Skills

Numerical & analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP reporting systems

Job description

px Group is seeking a Cost Engineer in Stockton on Tees to deliver day-to-day cost management, commercial administration and reporting across engineering and construction projects. You will work within governance and delegated authority to provide accurate cost information and support decision-making.

You’ll receive personalised on-the-job training, coaching and twice-yearly development reviews to enhance your contributions and competence within the Engineering team.