Cost Engineer- Belt- Energy & Natural Resources

Job Description

Cost Engineer – Central Belt (Energy & Natural Resources) at Turner & Townsend. Join our award‑winning Controls & Performance team in the North West during a period of significant growth. You will support senior cost engineers on projects of varying size and complexity, delivering accurate and timely project information and cost performance reporting.

Work office:
Warrington client office 3 days per week.

• Develop project cost control data structures to track and control actual costs
• Map and integrate cost estimates to the Work Breakdown Structure, setting the project budget against the correct Work Packages, Planning Packages and Control Accounts
• Establish and set the project control budget aligned with agreed baselines
• Track actual costs for internal and external expenditure against cost control structures
• Track and control project accruals and commitments against set budget constraints
• Adhere to NEC or FIDIC contract processes for management, control and reporting of cost data
• Build project forecast including estimate to complete (ETC) and estimate at completion (EAC)
• Accurately and timely report all project information including Earned Value Management
• Track project contingency and exposure associated with risk events and remaining risks on the project
• Track project change control to ensure alignment with agreed baselines and control data structures
• Track key project trends which can inform future change controls
• Support the change process by providing cost information for change notes and underpin forecasts
• Set out and implement cost capture requirements, ensuring appropriate Work Orders and purchase order structure with Work Orders, and monitor subcontract data for cost control
• Monitor contingency requirements and liaise with the Project Team regarding contingency management
• Quantify cost implications of emergent / additional project work and feed into relevant documentation where requested

• Professional Project Controls experience specialising in Cost Engineering/Control across the whole Project lifecycle; nuclear experience desirable but not required
• Excellent Excel skills and knowledge of cost management systems and corporate finance interfaces such as SAP and Oracle
• Experience working to cost engineering procedures and processes, defining project cost procedures and standards
• Will be able to obtain BPSS level security clearance
• Member of a relevant professional body (e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute)
• Familiar with different cost performance reporting and cost forecasting techniques
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good research and analytical skills
• Stakeholder management experience
• Experience working within a Project Controls team
• Desire to work within the nuclear sector

We provide a great place to work, offering a flexible and inclusive environment that respects work‑life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.