Cost Engineer - Government

Role:
Cost Engineer

Contract Length: 14 months

Location:

Hybrid/Aldermaston – 2 days per week onsite

IR35:
Inside

Pay Rate to Intermediary:
Market Rate

Security Clearance: SC or DV and Sole UK National requested

• Comply with appropriate procedures, processes and systems to ensure the quality and consistency of data.
• Support the preparation, monitoring and control of forecasts and budgets for specified projects, including change control.
• Support system interrogation and performance measurement of actual expenditure and performance, including accruals where necessary.
• Provide input to cost reports, including trend analysis and early warnings as necessary.
• Perform and support other Cost Engineer requirements as requested.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
• Support detailed SPI, CPI variance analysis and root cause analysis, including input to the narrative, recommendations & recovery planning in accordance with monthly reporting timescales.
• Support the creation of the Project Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and assist the preparation of cost studies utilizing historical data, providing data for benchmarking information to meet specific needs.
• Support trended data to assist the Project Manager based on performance to date and seek emerging trends to aid recommendations.
• Review manpower productivity and time bookings to projects including resource usage vs. planned, identify resource constraints, etc. and support recommendations to the Project Manager.

• Strong Cost Engineer experience / background
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment
• Demonstrable experience of analysis and forecasting

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

The client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.