Senior Cost Engineer - Outside IR35

Matchtech; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer for a six-month contract based in Birmingham, with the option to work from London two days a week. This role focuses on cost management in a major infrastructure programme, supporting various UK clients.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cost engineering with excellent analytical and communication skills to effectively present financial information. Apply now to join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering large-scale infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost engineering, project controls, or commercial management.
• Strong knowledge of project cost management processes and earned value principles.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and numerical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Applying recognised cost management and earned value techniques.
• Producing timely and accurate actual and forecast cost reporting.
• Building relationships with budget holders to ensure project costs are captured correctly.

Skills

Cost management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Primavera P6

IFS

Job description

Our client currently has an opportunity for a Senior Cost Engineer to join their growing engineering team in Birmingham. This role is a six-month contract position, based outside IR35, with the flexibility to work from Birmingham two days a week, and possibly London if needed.

This position will suit a committed individual who can demonstrate interpersonal skills combined with commercial awareness and the ability to play their part in growing a dynamic high-performance team. With a focus on the design of a major infrastructure programme, the role will also support other product lines in the UK and overseas, delivering projects for a diverse portfolio of UK clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Applying recognised cost management and earned value techniques.
• Analysing and interrogating weekly actual cost reporting for accuracy and performance against forecast, providing feedback to the project team.
• Producing timely and accurate actual and forecast cost reporting to ensure the Project Financial position is reported accurately through SPOT at month end, including the calculation of monthly accruals.
• Controlling and analysing scope deviations through trend and change management processes.
• Building relationships with budget holders across all disciplines to ensure project costs are captured correctly.
• Supporting inter-company trading transactions for global production centres, including entity margins and regional performance against business targets.
• Attending progress meetings and communicating clear and concise data to project teams across all regions.
• Attending work package reviews and recording meeting minutes and actions.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in cost engineering, project controls, or commercial management within the rail, transport, or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong knowledge of project cost management processes and earned value principles.
• Proficiency in cost management software and Microsoft Excel; experience with Primavera P6, IFS, or similar ERP/project tools is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial information clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and numerical abilities.
• Proactive and solution-focused with the ability to challenge cost assumptions constructively.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively across engineering, commercial, and project delivery teams.
• Commitment to delivering value, efficiency, and transparency in large-scale infrastructure projects.

If you are an experienced Senior Cost Engineer looking for a new contract opportunity to further develop your career, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic and talented team in Birmingham.