Manufacturing Cost Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Manufacturing Cost Engineer to join their dynamic team in Greater Manchester. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to key business decisions across manufacturing, design, and bidding teams. You will play a vital role in producing data-driven cost forecasts that inform project delivery from inception to end-of-life support. Collaborating closely with various stakeholders, you'll drive continuous improvement in cost estimation processes, ensuring transparency and accuracy in forecasting. If you're passionate about engineering and cost management, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering or manufacturing background.
• Experience in cost forecasting and estimating is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships to gather and analyze cost data.
• Generate Business Cost Forecasting documents throughout projects.
• Support manufacturing with production cost forecasts.

Skills

Cost Forecasting

Cost Estimating

Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Engineering Background

Manufacturing Background

Job description

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Position Available: Manufacturing Cost Engineer

Location: Greater Manchester (1 or 2 days per week in office)

Salary: Up to £50,000 (DoE) + Bonus

Experience needed: We are seeking a skilled Cost Engineer with a strong engineering or manufacturing background within a complex environment. Experience in cost forecasting, estimating, or life cycle cost analysis will be highly valued.

About the role:

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join our Cost Engineering function, supporting key business decisions across manufacturing, design, and bidding teams. You will play a crucial role in producing robust, data-driven cost forecasts to inform project delivery from concept through to end-of-life support.

Working closely with stakeholders across Design, Manufacturing, and Future Business functions, you will help drive continuous improvement in cost estimation processes, challenging assumptions and ensuring transparency in forecasting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build strong working relationships across functions to gather and analyse cost data
• Generate and maintain Business Cost Forecasting documents throughout the full project lifecycle
• Support Manufacturing with production cost forecasts and conduct whole life cycle cost analysis
• Provide cost inputs to Bid Teams for future business opportunities
• Collaborate with Design teams to support design-to-cost initiatives
• Analyse and report on cost data, challenging assumptions to improve forecasting accuracy
• Lead and facilitate meetings to ensure clear communication and alignment
• Continuously challenge and improve forecasting processes to enhance business outcomes

What we need from you:

• Strong background in engineering and/or manufacturing
• Previous experience in cost estimating, cost engineering, or life cycle cost analysis is desirable
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and production life cycles

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