Senior Cost Engineer: Complex Projects & Bids

QinetiQ Group plc; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ Group plc in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to support complex projects across bids and delivery. You will implement tailored cost engineering solutions, develop estimates and BoE documentation, and provide specialist cost engineering advice across programmes.

The role requires leading intricate projects (LCM 4), applying quantitative cost risk analysis, and contributing to risk management, governance, and data reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering cost engineering across bids, projects and programmes.
• Knowledge of Basis of Estimate (BoE) documentation and estimates development.
• Eligible for SC clearance (minimum).

Responsibilities

• Drives best practice in cost engineering for bids, projects and programmes.
• Develops and maintains high‑quality estimates and BoE.
• Produces reports on cost engineering data to support decisions.
• Leads very complex projects (LCM 4) on cost solutions.
• Applies quantitative cost risk analysis models and interprets outputs.
• Supports risk management, scheduling and governance activities across programmes.

Skills

Cost engineering

Cost estimation

Risk analysis

Data analysis

Project lifecycle understanding

Education

MSc/BA/BSc in Engineering/Math/Physics

Tools

Cost engineering tools

Job description

QinetiQ Group plc in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to support complex projects across bids and delivery. You will implement tailored cost engineering solutions, develop estimates and BoE documentation, and provide specialist cost engineering advice across programmes.

The role requires leading intricate projects (LCM 4), applying quantitative cost risk analysis, and contributing to risk management, governance, and data reporting.