Senior Cost Engineer — Major Nuclear Projects

Kbr Inc.; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to join its Major Project team focused on the Sellafield pipeline and decommissioning programmes. The role involves delivering a comprehensive cost engineering framework and supporting project managers and sponsors with cost control and reporting.

You will prepare baselines, monitor expenditures, produce cost reports with EV analysis, maintain data integrity, and assist in risk reviews while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost engineering for major projects.
• Ability to monitor baselines and forecast expenditures.
• Experience in cost reporting and earned value analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide and manage the cost framework, systems and resources to deliver an effective cost control and reporting service to Project Managers and Sponsors.
• Prepare, monitor and forecast baselines during all project phases.
• Prepare, monitor and forecast expenditure profiles and provide accruals where needed.
• Prepare cost reports, including earned value analysis, identifying critical areas and trends and recommend recovery options.
• Maintain the cost control database and validate data across systems.
• Ensure all commitments are recorded and maintain forecasts within approved financial limits.
• Maintain an estimate of the outturn value of the project and prepare the EAC for review and approval.
• Provide the required information to support the risk process.
• Provide project outturns against baseline for LFE and Knowledge Management.
• Mentor and support Assistant Cost Engineers in their development.

Job description

KBR is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to join its Major Project team focused on the Sellafield pipeline and decommissioning programmes. The role involves delivering a comprehensive cost engineering framework and supporting project managers and sponsors with cost control and reporting.

You will prepare baselines, monitor expenditures, produce cost reports with EV analysis, maintain data integrity, and assist in risk reviews while mentoring junior engineers.