Senior Cost Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear services provider is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to support complex projects at their Warrington site. This hybrid role requires strong IT proficiency, especially in Excel and SAP. Responsibilities include cost engineering support, managing project controls, and coordinating with multiple teams. Successful candidates will enjoy excellent development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Holiday Trading

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Strong IT proficiency is essential, particularly with Excel and SAP.
• Experience in systems and cost capture is required.
• Awareness of project management tools like P6 or Risk Hive is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost engineering support for complex projects.
• Manage project controls and earned value processes.
• Collaborate with commercial, procurement, planning, and engineering teams.

Skills

Strong IT proficiency

Experience with systems and cost capture

Risk awareness and planning capability

Tools

Excel

SAP

P6 or Risk Hive

Job description

Job Title

Senior Cost Engineer

Location

Warrington, Cheshire (Hybrid Working Arrangement)

Role Type

Full time / Permanent

Role Overview

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Cost Engineer at our Warrington, Cheshire site.

Day-to-day, you will

• Provide cost engineering support for complex projects
• Manage project controls and earned value processes
• Handle resourcing applications for payments
• Support subcontract management activities
• Collaborate with commercial, procurement, planning, and engineering teams

Essential experience

• Strong IT proficiency, including Excel and SAP
• Awareness of P6 or Risk Hive
• Experience with systems and cost capture
• Risk awareness and planning capability

Qualifications

• We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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