Senior Cost Engineer

Minimum Requirement: This role is within the Central function functional infrastructure rather than actually delivering in a project.<br><br>If you are considering sending an application, make sure to hit the apply button below after reading through the entire description.<br><br>Implement appropriate procedures, processes and systems to ensure the quality and consistency of data.<br><br>Provide expert cost engineering support across the organisation, acting as a centre of excellence for cost forecasting, analysis, trend identification and cost performance insight.<br><br>Drive the development and embedding of cost management processes, tools and guidance, contributing to continuous improvement and increased maturity of cost engineering capability.<br><br>Act as a trusted advisor and critical friend to delivery teams and leadership, providing proportionate challenge and assurance to support investment, prioritisation and confidence in cost positions.<br><br>Support capability development within the cost engineering community, including coaching, mentoring and promotion of professional standards and good practice.<br><br>Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.<br><br>Essential: Standard Cost engineering background engineering, construction, economics.<br><br>Strong numerical and analytical skills.<br><br>Functional background.<br><br>Tracking manpower productivity and analysing time booked to projects including resource usage vs.<br><br>planned, resource constraints, etc.<br><br>and make any relevant recommendations to the Project Manager.<br><br>Description: A senior member of the Business Management sub-function providing and delivering cost engineering capability in support of projects.<br><br>Key Accountabilities: Implement appropriate procedures, processes and systems to ensure the quality and consistency of data.<br><br>Task manage capacity and deployment of Business Management team members in support of Group Leaders.<br><br>Prepare, monitor and control of forecasts and budgets for specified projects, including change control.<br><br>Interrogate systems and performance to ascertain actual expenditure and project accruals as needed.<br><br>Preparation of cost reports, including trend analysis and early warnings where necessary.<br><br>Perform and support other Cost Engineer requirements as requested.<br><br>Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.<br><br>Key Responsibilities: Conduct full and detailed SPI, CPI variance analysis and subsequent root cause analysis, followed by provision of narrative, recommendations & recovery planning in accordance with monthly reporting timescales.<br><br>Establish the Project Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and lead on the preparation of cost studies utilising historical data.<br><br>Developing benchmarking information to meet specific needs.<br><br>Provide trended data to the Project Manager based on performance to date and emerging trends including making recommendations. xwzovoh <br><br>Tracking manpower productivity and analysing time booked to projects including resource usage vs.<br><br>planned, resource constraints, etc.<br><br>and make any relevant recommendations to the Project Manager.