Description
Our client are currently seeking an experienced Cost Engineer o work on a contract basis. Initially the contracts will be 12 months in duration and will be based at their busy and secure sites in Berkshire.
Due to the confidentiality of our clients work, the role requires the successful applicant to hold security clearance to SC Level or be will and able to undergo the Vetting process to achieve this.
Job Purpose:
A member of the Business Management team supporting, providing and delivering cost engineering capability in support of customers projects.
Key Accountabilities:
- Complying with appropriate procedures, processes and systems to ensure the quality and
- consistency of data.
- Supporting 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.
- Key Responsibilities:
- 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 utilising 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.