Cost Engineers - Hospital Construction

TURNER & TOWNSEND; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Cost Engineering professional to work on a hospital construction program. The role includes establishing cost control processes, tracking actual and projected costs, and applying Earned Value Management principles. Candidates should have proven experience in project controls for major projects and be conversant with cost management systems such as Ecosys, SAP, and Oracle.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project controls across lifecycle phases.
• Ability to define project cost procedures and standards.
• Experience with cost management systems and corporate ERP interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop cost control data structures to track costs.
• Establish project control budgets aligned with baselines.
• Track actual costs and manage project change control.

Skills

Project controls coordination

Cost engineering procedures

Cost management systems knowledge

Earned Value Management

Tools

Ecosys

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Job Description

As an experienced Cost Engineering professional, you will work on a hospital construction Programme. You will establish the required processes, templates and tools, and agree the baseline for cost and schedule, whilst monitoring performance against it and incorporating the impacts of risk, opportunities and change in a controlled manner. In order to do this, you will:

• Development of project cost control data structures to accurately track and control actual costs
• Establishing and setting the project control budget aligned with agreed baselines
• The tracking of actual costs both for internal and external expenditure against the cost controls structures
• The tracking and control of project accruals and commitments against set budget constraints
• The build of project forecast to include estimate to complete (ETC) and the development of the estimate at complete (EAC)
• The accurate and timely reporting of all cost related project information
• Working with the planning function to accurately apply Earned Value Management rules
• The tracking of project contingency and exposure associated with risk events and remaining risks on the project
• The tracking of project change control to ensure alignment with agreed baselines and control data structures
• The tracking of key project trends and actioning as appropriate.

Qualifications

Skills Required

• Proven experience in project controls coordination in all phases of the project lifecycle including program, risk and reporting for major programs such as rail, highways etc.
• Worked across the full project lifecycle including for pre-investment decision, design development, execution, and commissioning phases.
• Has experience in working to cost engineering procedures and processes, and the ability to define project cost procedures and standards to which the project and/or programme will adhere to.
• Highly conversant with cost management systems such as Ecosys, including for the interface with corporate ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle. The cost engineer would have an appreciation of business rules, and how project funding and performance aligns with business financial account requirements within the project or programme environment.

Additional Information

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