Senior Cost Engineer- Energy and Natural Resources

Turner & Townsend; Wideopen; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Job summary

A leading project management firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to lead project teams and ensure cost information accuracy. You will be responsible for monitoring budgets, preparing financial reports, and identifying cost-saving opportunities. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in project controls and holds a relevant degree. Excellent Excel skills and proficiency in forecasting tools are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Professional Project Controls experience in Senior Cost Engineering.
• Knowledge and proficiency with cost engineering and forecasting tools.
• Ability to coordinate and work with other teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of cost systems and procedures.
• Monitor project expenditures and ensure budget alignment.
• Prepare detailed financial reports and present to stakeholders.

Skills

Project Controls experience

Cost engineering

Forecasting tools

Excellent Excel skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree in relevant technical or management field

Membership in a relevant professional body

Tools

PRISM

EcoSys

Cobra

Job description

Senior Cost Engineer - Energy and Natural Resources

Apply for the Senior Cost Engineer - Energy and Natural Resources role at Turner & Townsend.

Job Description

• Lead the implementation of appropriate cost systems, procedures and working templates.
• Lead project teams to ensure timely and accurate cost information submission on a regular basis, including reporting on EAC, ETC, ACWP and comparison to the baseline.
• Monitor project expenditures and ensure they align with the budget.
• Prepare detailed financial reports and present them to stakeholders.
• Execute cost re-baseline exercises, forecast and budget updates as appropriate.
• Undertake analyses of project cost information to support programme objectives, including earned value and trend analysis.
• Work closely with project managers to identify cost‑saving opportunities.

Qualifications

You have professional Project Controls experience specialising in Senior Cost Engineering in one or more sectors across multiple stages of the Project lifecycle. You can coordinate and work with other teams and have basic multi-disciplinary knowledge. You have knowledge and proficiency with cost engineering and forecasting tools (such as PRISM, EcoSys, Cobra).

• Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and experience.
• Is a member of a relevant professional body (e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute).
• Excellent Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to communicate cost and performance information to peers and managers.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.