Cost Engineering Lead - P&I

Jacobs; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise de premier plan dans le secteur recherche un Cost Engineering Lead pour garantir la santé financière de ses programmes. Ce rôle implique l'optimisation des coûts et la direction des techniques de mesure de performance, tout en favorisant l'innovation dans une culture d'inclusion et de diversité.

Benefits

24 days holiday + option to buy 10 more days

Enhanced pension contributions up to 10%

Comprehensive health coverage

Enhanced parental leave pay

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Significative expérience en ingénierie des coûts avec des méthodologies et techniques de gestion des coûts.
• Connaissance des systèmes de contrôle de projet standard de l'industrie.
• Maîtrise des méthodes de reporting et de gestion des risques.

Responsibilities

• Assurer le contrôle des coûts et la gestion du changement.
• Établir des systèmes de gestion des coûts et mettre en œuvre la gestion de la valeur acquise.
• Collaborer avec les ingénieurs des coûts pour standardiser les processus de gestion des coûts.

Skills

Cost Management

Forecasting

Risk Management

Client Interface Skills

Report Writing

Presentation Skills

Collaboration

Education

Relevant Degree

Membership in professional associations (RICS, ACostE, CICES)

Job description

Cost Engineering Lead - P&I As our Cost Engineering Lead, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial health and success of our programmes.

Your expertise will drive accurate cost control, robust forecasting, and value optimization, directly influencing the efficiency and effectiveness of our project delivery.

By establishing performance measurement techniques and supporting risk and change management, you will provide critical insights that shape our strategic decisions and project outcomes.

What's in it for You?

Career Growth: Join a global trailblazer and work on high-impact projects that shape the future of industries

Collaboration: Work closely with global organisations, delivery teams, and clients to manage complex construction projects

Innovation: Be at the forefront of innovative approaches to major complex civil infrastructure programmes

Flexibility: Enjoy a hybrid work environment 2-3 days per week at Jacobs or client offices to foster collaboration within a supportive environment

Recognition: Your expertise and commitment will be valued and leveraged to drive significant improvements in programme delivery

We Offer

Competitive salary: We offer compensation that reflects your skills and experience

Flexible Work Arrangements: Benefit from hybrid, part-time, and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations

24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days

Robust Pension Contributions: We offer enhanced pension contributions up to 10% to secure your future

Comprehensive Health Coverage: Single medical cover and Digital GP service, with options to add your partner and family

Family Planning Support: Access to fertility healthcare and family planning services

Enhanced Parental Leave: Enjoy enhanced parental leave pay and free membership to employee assistance and parental programs

4 Life assurance at 4x your salary

Income Protection: Financial security in case of long-term illness or injury

Wellbeing Hub: Free access to wellbeing apps like Calm and Daily Burn

Professional Development: We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities

Community Engagement: Participate in charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations

About the Opportunity

In this Cost Engineering Lead role, you will:

Ensure Compliance and Functional Direction: Adhere to Programme Controls Policy, Strategy, and Plan, while providing direction for Cost Engineering and aligning with other PMO functions

Manage and Control Costs: Develop and improve Cost Management systems, ensuring accurate cost control, change and baseline management, and robust forecasting

Implement Earned Value Management (EVM): Establish performance measurement of projects using EVM and similar techniques, providing data-driven insights into performance

Drive Risk and Change Management: Align risk and cost processes to support forecasts, and proactively support the identification and management of risk and change

Collaborate and Coordinate: Work with Cost Engineers and Control Account Managers to standardize and ensure consistency of Cost Management processes, supporting other Programme Controls functions as required

Manage Reporting and Interfaces: Ensure the reported cost position is accurate and reconcilable, managing the cost interface with other functional leads and supporting monthly Board Reporting data on cost-related matters Significant experience in Cost Engineering with expertise in cost management methodologies and techniques

Knowledge of estimating, scheduling, and risk management techniques; understanding of contracts like NEC3/4; working knowledge of industry-standard Project Control Systems; and understanding of WBS and other data structures

Strong client interface skills, proficiency in report writing and presentations

Proactive, collaborative, goal-oriented, and resilient, with the ability to anticipate potential issues, work effectively with team members, set clear objectives, and maintain performance under pressure

A relevant degree and membership in professional associations such as RICS, ACostE, or CICES

Similar job titles this might be known as include:

Cost Control Manager

Cost Engineer Lead

Principal Cost Engineer

Associate Cost Engineer

Associate Director Cost Engineer

Cost Manager

Please note that we are looking for a more traditional Cost Engineer skill set than Quantity Surveying for establishing PMO Controls for this role.

Jacobs operates a hybrid work environment and a 40 hour working week as standard.

Ideally London or SE England based

Are you ready to challenge today and reinvent tomorrow with Jacobs

Join us and make a significant impact on our projects, driving excellence and innovation in cost management!

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. [1] www.jacobs.com

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's - find out more about our employee networks here: [2] https://www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit [3] www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.

Your application experience is important to us and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 45,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

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