Cost Engineer - Nuclear

Vulcain Engineering Group; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cost Engineer at Vulcain Engineering Group will join the Integrated Project Controls team, supporting front-line programmes across infrastructure and energy sectors from Bridgwater. You will manage project finances, analyse performance, and report key metrics to senior stakeholders.

You will develop cost plans, WBSs, perform EV analysis, and drive cost control and change management to ensure accurate progress reporting and baselined schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience as Cost Engineer on major infrastructure, energy or highly regulated projects.
• Understanding of cost management methodologies and techniques.
• Ability to understand and use cost management software.
• Understanding of earned value analysis.
• Reside locally to Bridgwater or be prepared to relocate, as the role does not cover travel expenses.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update project plans with full costing and WBS.
• Manage change control and update configuration documents.
• Understand baseline control and baseline changes.
• Use EVM tools to assess cost performance against schedule.
• Incorporate risk and opportunities into the plan.
• Apply project control methodologies for programs and projects.
• Produce monthly cost reports.
• Integrate estimates, schedules and cost management activities.

Skills

Cost management

Earned value analysis

Project controls

Cost management software

Resource management

Planning and scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Earned Value Management (EVM) software

Job description

The Cost Engineer will be part of the Integrated Project Controls team. The team acts as a centre of excellence for project controls implementation, providing a single source of delivery performance information. It operates across a matrix organisation supporting various project programmes, including Central, Site, Engineering, MEH, Nuclear Island, Conventional Island, Balance of Plant, Instrumentation and Controls, and Commissioning.

They will be responsible for managing and controlling the finances of projects or programmes using appropriate tools to analyse the performance of the schedule/plan. Cost Engineers should report the cost performance of the plan to senior members of the team and communicate effectively with stakeholders responsible for delivering the plan to ensure that it is representative of current progress.

Some of the main responsibilities of the Cost Engineer will include:

• Developing, managing and updating project and programme plans including full costing, development of WBSs, resource management, cost management of risk and critical path review, using appropriate software and tools.
• Managing the change control as the project/programme scope changes, using the correct processes and updating the necessary configuration documentation.
• Understanding the need for project baseline control and different types of baseline change.
• Understanding the tools (e. g. EVM) to assess project cost performance against the baseline schedule.
• Understanding risk and opportunities and integrating the cost of these strategies effectively into the plan/schedule
• Understanding project control methodologies and processes for programme and project management
• Producing monthly reports
• Integrating with project estimates, schedules and performing the cost management requirements

Alongside a Commitment To Our Values Of Care & Compassion, Performance, Team Spirit, And Inclusiveness, We Are Looking For Individuals Who Can Bring The Following

• Experience working as a Cost Engineer on major infrastructure, energy or highly regulated projects
• Understanding of cost management methodologies and techniques.
• Ability to understand and use cost management software.
• Understanding of earned value analysis
• Understanding of cost management methodologies and techniques.
• Ability to understand and use cost management software.
• Understanding of earned value analysis
• Reside locally to Bridgwater or be prepared to relocate, as this permanent role does not include travel expense coverage.