Cost Engineer

At Colas Rail, differences matter. Join a team where being your authentic self is respected, encouraged, and vital to our success. At Colas Rail you'll be 'll be welcomed into an inclusive team where there's a role for every talent and a close-knit, familial culture. You will also get the opportunity to help us transform transportation, set new standards, and dare to be different.

This is true because…

• We value everyone as part of the same team.
• We treat everyone as equals - and everyone is approachable, from the CEO down.
• We put you in control of your career to lead and grow in any way you want.
• We have a culture of care, from safe working environments to diversity and inclusion.
• We're renowned for innovation, adopting new ideas, and daring to be different.
• We are building a more sustainable future and our projects impact infrastructure for generations.

About Us

Step into the world of Colas Rail, where a century of expertise merges with a daring spirit to shape the future of rail infrastructure.

At Colas Rail, we deliver transport solutions for sustainable mobility. We are a leading rail infrastructure business with on‑track plant and freight capabilities. As a subsidiary of the Colas Group, we are part of over a hundred years' experience in delivering major innovations across our sector. Every day, thousands of trains run on tracks built, designed, or maintained by Colas Rail.

Leading by our Values

Our values,
Respect, Commitment, Pioneering and Sharing
, are at the heart of everything we do. These values feed into our main strategies and accompany us daily in realising our ambitions.

We Respect our employees, celebrate diversity and foster a culture of safety, care and respect for everyone we interact with. We care about our employee’s wellbeing and create an environment of inclusivity and support.

We Commit by showing up wholeheartedly. When we commit together, we invest in everyone’s success. We invest in our customers, our teams and our colleagues, and we lead with safety, integrity, passion, purpose, ethics and transparency.

We Share as we all hold knowledge that could and should be shared, enabling us to grow and making us a strong collective. We have a passion for excellence, celebrating achievements and nurturing talent.

We Pioneer to push boundaries, imagine what does not yet exist and dare to do what others do not. We innovate with ambition, and we find solutions.

Even if you don't meet every requirement, please don't rule yourself out, we still encourage you to apply if your skills, values, and experience align to the role.

To assist the Colas Rail teams (Commercial/Delivery/Finance) in facilitating timely payment of all incoming Materials/Plant/Labour/Sub‑Contract works and ensuring the Cost Clerk team maintains the DPO (Days Payment Outstanding) requirements of the business. Collation of commercial data as required by the Project team (Accruals/PO Status/Account Issues). Timely resolution of all account queries with suppliers and delivery teams.

Working in a finance or commercial function within the engineering or construction sector having hands on experience working for contractors as a CE on large civils or infrastructure projects

• Working knowledge of finance systems
• Cost and budget administration
• Financial and commercial reporting
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel/Outlook)
• Working knowledge of PowerBI
• Highly organised and detail driven
• Full UK Driving licence

Including but not limited to:

• Working closely with the SQS/QS you will assist with the cost control of the Project, focussing on labour / plant / materials through tracking of orders and regular reconciliation of costs with budget.
• Timely GRN of all POD’s received onto the system, and liaison with the finance team to ensure DPO (Days Payment Outstanding) remains within business tolerance.
• Proactive approach to closing out issues with POD/Invoice issues with suppliers/Delivery Team/Finance.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely cost collation, reconciliation and reporting of data from site records – time and allocation sheets, GRN’s, POD’s (or delivery team approval if…