Strategic Cost Engineer for Transmission Projects

ScottishPower; Blantyre; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Holiday purchase

Share Incentive Plan

Payroll giving

Job summary

ScottishPower is seeking 2x Cost Engineers to join the Strategic Projects Portfolio in Blantyre with occasional travel across Scotland. You will provide robust cost control, analysis and reporting across major transmission projects, contributing to the delivery of critical national infrastructure.

You will work in a multi-disciplinary PMO, lead cost forecasting, manage ACWP and EV integration, and maintain the CBS across projects, ensuring alignment with budgets and schedules while collaborating

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ cost engineering experience in large-scale engineering or infrastructure settings.
• Knowledge of cost management methodologies including ACWP, CPI, SPI and forecasting.
• Experience creating and managing multi‑million‑pound cost structures.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret complex cost data and report insights.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and NEC3/NEC4 contracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve cost management standards, systems and reporting tools.
• Lead month-end cost reporting, variance analysis and lifecycle budget reviews.
• Maintain the Integrated Cost Management Tool with validated project data.
• Monitor contractor cost performance against budgets and KPIs.
• Support lifecycle budget allocation and reporting across projects and disciplines.
• Perform cost forecasting and routine analysis for decision making.
• Align cost and schedule baselines with Planning and Risk teams.
• Support ACWP calculations and EV integration.
• Prepare cost studies, benchmarking reports and cost comparisons.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Budget Holders to validate assumptions.

Skills

Cost engineering

Cost control

ACWP

Earned Value (EVM)

Forecasting

KPI monitoring

NEC3/NEC4

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Budget management

Tools

Cost management tools

Integrated Cost Management Tool

Job description

ScottishPower is seeking 2x Cost Engineers to join the Strategic Projects Portfolio in Blantyre with occasional travel across Scotland. You will provide robust cost control, analysis and reporting across major transmission projects, contributing to the delivery of critical national infrastructure.

You will work in a multi-disciplinary PMO, lead cost forecasting, manage ACWP and EV integration, and maintain the CBS across projects, ensuring alignment with budgets and schedules while collaborating