HVAC Cost Engineer: Margin & Forecasting Specialist

Gi Group (United Kingdom); Connacht; Sur place; EUR 45 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Gi Group (United Kingdom) is seeking a Cost Engineer to support the Financial Controller in controlling and reporting project and operational costs for the HVAC business in Mayo. The role emphasizes cost tracking, margin analysis, forecasting, and cost-improvement initiatives to enable profitable delivery of HVAC projects and service contracts.

You will collaborate with Project Managers, Procurement, Stores and Finance to validate costs, maintain CTC/WIP data, and produce regular cost reports

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in cost engineering / cost control / project accounting within HVAC, MEP, construction, engineering, or building services.
• Strong understanding of project cost structures and margin drivers.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP/job costing systems (Sage, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, COINS).
• Ability to produce Power BI dashboards or automated reporting.
• Experience with WIP accounting or revenue recognition.

Responsabilités

• Track and analyse project costs (labour, materials, subcontractors, plant, overhead allocations) against budgets.
• Maintain accurate cost-to-complete (CTC) and cost-to-date reporting for live projects and service contracts.
• Prepare weekly/monthly cost reports, highlighting variances, risks, and corrective actions.
• Support month-end close activities related to job costing, accruals, and WIP (where applicable).
• Assist in project budgeting and set-up (cost codes, baseline budgets, spend profiles).
• Produce forecasts in collaboration with Project Managers and Operations (cashflow and margin forecasting).
• Identify cost overruns early and propose mitigation measures.
• Work with Project Managers, Service Managers, Procurement and Stores to validate costs and improve cost capture.
• Support procurement decisions through supplier spend analysis and pricing comparisons.
• Assist in evaluating change orders/variations and their cost impact (in coordination with commercial/ops teams).
• Improve costing processes, ensuring consistent coding, approvals, and documentation.
• Support audits by maintaining clear supporting files for costs, accruals, and project reporting.
• Develop and maintain dashboards/KPIs (e.g., gross margin by project, productivity, material usage, subcontractor performance).

Connaissances

Cost engineering

Cost control

Project accounting

Advanced Excel

ERP / job costing

Sage

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

COINS

Power BI

Budgeting & forecasting

WIP accounting

Outils

Sage

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

COINS

Description du poste

Gi Group (United Kingdom) is seeking a Cost Engineer to support the Financial Controller in controlling and reporting project and operational costs for the HVAC business in Mayo. The role emphasizes cost tracking, margin analysis, forecasting, and cost-improvement initiatives to enable profitable delivery of HVAC projects and service contracts.

You will collaborate with Project Managers, Procurement, Stores and Finance to validate costs, maintain CTC/WIP data, and produce regular cost reports