Strategic Cost Engineer – Major Energy Infrastructure

SP TRANSMISSION PLC; Blantyre; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Share Incentive Plan

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme with 10% company match

Cycle to Work

Job summary

SP Energy Networks, part of the Iberdrola Group, is recruiting two Cost Engineers for its Strategic Projects Portfolio in Scotland. The roles focus on robust cost control, data integrity and performance reporting across major transmission projects.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including pension contributions, generous annual leave, and employee share schemes. The positions demand dedication to cost discipline within a large-scale national programme.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ cost engineering experience in large, complex engineering or infrastructure environments.
• Strong knowledge of cost management methodologies including ACWP, CPI, SPI and forecasting techniques.
• Experience developing and managing cost structures for multi‑million‑pound projects.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret and communicate complex cost data.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and NEC3/NEC4 contracts.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently within a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Support cost management standards, systems and reporting tools.
• Lead month-end cost reporting with variance analysis.
• Maintain Integrated Cost Management Tool with accurate data.
• Monitor contractor cost performance against budgets and KPIs.
• Support lifecycle budget allocation and reporting across projects.
• Perform cost forecasting to support decision-making.
• Align cost and schedule baselines with Planning, Scheduling and Risk teams.
• Support ACWP calculations and EV integration.
• Prepare cost studies, benchmarking reports.

Skills

Cost engineering

Cost management

Forecasting

Earned Value Management

NEC3/NEC4

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Independent working

Communication

Tools

Integrated Cost Management Tool

Cost management software

EVM tooling

Job description

SP Energy Networks, part of the Iberdrola Group, is recruiting two Cost Engineers for its Strategic Projects Portfolio in Scotland. The roles focus on robust cost control, data integrity and performance reporting across major transmission projects.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including pension contributions, generous annual leave, and employee share schemes. The positions demand dedication to cost discipline within a large-scale national programme.