Strategic Cost Engineer: Earned Value & Budget Control

Turner & Townsend; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Engineer to support major projects through development of cost control structures and accurate reporting on performance against baselines. The role emphasizes EV metrics, budget alignment, and forecasting to support decision making.

Candidates with a relevant graduate background and CIMA qualification are welcome, with experience spanning the full project lifecycle and familiarity with Prism, Ecosys, SAP, and Oracle systems.

Qualifications

• Graduate with proven experience in project controls for major projects.
• CIMA qualification welcome.
• Experience across full project lifecycle in cost engineering.
• Familiarity with cost management systems and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop cost control data structures to track actual costs accurately.
• Set project control budget aligned with baselines.
• Track actual costs against cost controls structures.
• Monitor accruals and commitments against budgets.
• Build project forecast including ETC and EAC.
• Report project information including Earned Value Management promptly.
• Track contingency and exposure from risks and remaining risks.
• Track change control to align with baselines and data structures.
• Identify key project trends to inform future change controls.

Skills

Cost control

Earned Value Management

Forecasting

Budget tracking

Project reporting

Education

Relevant degree

CIMA qualification

Tools

Prism

Ecosys

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Engineer to support major projects through development of cost control structures and accurate reporting on performance against baselines. The role emphasizes EV metrics, budget alignment, and forecasting to support decision making.

Candidates with a relevant graduate background and CIMA qualification are welcome, with experience spanning the full project lifecycle and familiarity with Prism, Ecosys, SAP, and Oracle systems.