Senior Cost Engineer - Industrialisation

Rolls-Royce SMR; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 12.5%

Benefits Allowance – £2,200

Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee

Holidays - 28 days (+ holidays)

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay

£250 home office allowance

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to join the Project Management Office, specialising in industrialisation for large-scale nuclear projects. Hybrid working options across Derby, Manchester or Warrington support collaboration with engineering and commercial teams.

You will lead cost baselines, forecasts and performance reporting, align scope, schedule and cost, and provide risk-based insights to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Controls, Finance or a related discipline, with accreditation progress toward chartership.
• Strong expertise in cost engineering including forecasting, earned value management and cost risk analysis.
• Experience using cost and project controls systems such as EcoSys, SAP, Oracle Primavera.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and lead cross-functional collaboration across programme, engineering and commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development and maintenance of cost baselines, forecasts and performance reporting
• Driving alignment between scope, schedule and cost to support programme delivery
• Providing strategic cost insight through variance analysis, risk assessment and scenario modelling
• Enhancing cost systems, mentoring colleagues and championing continuous improvement across project controls

Skills

Cost engineering

Forecasting

Earned value management

Cost risk analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Professional accreditation towards chartership

Tools

EcoSys

SAP

Oracle Primavera

Job description

Senior Cost Engineer – industrialisation

Location: Derby, Manchester or Warrington (Hybrid)

Salary: £50,600.00 - £66,500.00

Our mission is to deliver clean, affordable energy for all through the development of world-leading Small Modular Reactor technology. At Rolls-Royce SMR, we’re creating a British energy solution with global impact, helping accelerate the transition to low-carbon power generation.

The Project Management Office sits at the heart of programme delivery, providing the governance, insight and controls needed to deliver one of the UK’s most ambitious clean energy programmes. The team combines innovation, collaboration and technical excellence to support informed decision‑making across the business.

We’re looking for a Senior Cost Engineer to join our Project Management Office, reporting to a Cost Manager or Project Controls Manager. Leading cost management activities across high-value work packages and supporting a small team of cost professionals, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring robust forecasting, effective risk management and trusted cost intelligence for senior stakeholders.

We’ll need you to:

• Leading the development and maintenance of cost baselines, forecasts and performance reporting
• Driving alignment between scope, schedule and cost to support successful programme delivery
• Providing strategic cost insight through variance analysis, risk assessment and scenario modelling
• Enhancing cost systems, mentoring colleagues and championing continuous improvement across project controls

This is a highly visible role where your ability to collaborate, influence and communicate complex information clearly will be just as important as your technical expertise.

We’re particularly interested in:

• A degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Controls, Finance or a related discipline, alongside professional accreditation or progress towards chartership with organisations such as RICS, ICE, PMI or CICES
• Strong expertise in cost engineering, including forecasting, earned value management and cost risk analysis within complex capital projects or infrastructure programmes
• Experience using cost and project controls systems such as EcoSys, SAP, Oracle Primavera or similar platforms
• The ability to build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders and lead cross‑functional collaboration across programme, engineering and commercial teams

We’ll ask you about your experience of developing robust cost control frameworks, managing project cost performance, and turning data into meaningful business insight that supports decision‑making.

What’s in It for You

We anticipate paying a salary of between £50,600.00 - £66,500.00, plus:

• Bonus - Performance related bonus of up to 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200, enabling you to create a bespoke package
• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
• £250 - One‑off payment for new starters for home office purchases

Pay Range:

£50,600.00

£66,465.00

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a forward‑thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector‑jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Our Application Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check