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Cost Engineer

Job in Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9, England, UK
Listing for: Jobtailor
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-30
Job specializations:
  • Accounting
    Cost Accountant, Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 42000 - 65000 GBP Yearly GBP 42000.00 65000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
  • Maintaining and updating project budgets and forecasts
  • Tracking actuals, commitments and accruals
  • Supporting change control assessments and cost impact analysis
  • Ensuring cost data aligns with schedule and project controls
  • Raising PRs, managing POs, and reviewing supplier applications
  • Preparing monthly cost reports and dashboards
  • Collaborating with planners, commercial colleagues and Work Package Managers
  • Contributing to continuous improvement and supporting our cost systems and tools
Requirements
  • Strong understanding of cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and change processes
  • High proficiency in cost reporting and variance analysis (Excel, Power Query or similar)
  • A detail‑orientated and accountable approach to your work
  • The ability to build strong relationships and collaborate across multi‑disciplinary teams
  • Experience in cost engineering or project controls, ideally in infrastructure, energy or nuclear
  • Familiarity with tools such as SAP, Eco Sys or Primavera
  • Progress toward a recognised professional accreditation (e.g., RICS, APM, CICES, PMI)
  • Advanced proficiency in cost data management and analysis tools
  • Training in cost control, estimating or forecasting (desirable)
  • Exposure to NEC/FIDIC contracts (desirable)
  • Experience with change control and performance reporting (desirable)
Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong expertise in cost control, budgeting, and forecasting, with advanced proficiency in cost reporting and variance analysis. Capable of collaborating effectively across multi-disciplinary teams while maintaining a detail-oriented and accountable approach to project financials.

Highest-signal resume keywords
  • Cost Control
  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Cost Reporting
  • Cost Engineering
ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills
  • Cost Data Management
  • Variance Analysis
  • Change Control
  • Performance Reporting
  • Cost Impact Analysis
Soft Skills
  • Detail-Oriented
  • Accountable
  • Relationship Building
  • Collaboration
Certifications & Qualifications
  • RICS
  • APM
  • CICES
  • PMI
Industry Keywords
  • Infrastructure
  • Energy
  • Nuclear
  • NEC Contracts
  • FIDIC Contracts
Tools & Technologies
  • Excel
  • Power Query
  • SAP
  • Eco Sys
  • Primavera
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