Cost Engineer

Turner Townsend, Blythswood New Town, Glasgow City

Cost Engineer

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Turner Townsend, Blythswood New Town, Glasgow City

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted today, 21 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 7877af1866044a90903bb24586a60417

Full Job Description

Cost Engineers support major projects and organisations in the delivery of accurate and timely project information relating to performance against project baselines. The cost engineer would drive the cost performance reporting for the project including all Earned Value Management metrics associated with key project commitments and expenditures.,

  • Development of project cost control data structures to accurately track and control actual costs
  • Establishing and setting the project control budget aligned with agreed baselines
  • The tracking of actual costs both for internal and external expenditure against the cost controls structures
  • The tracking and control of project accruals and commitments against set budget constraints
  • The build of project forecast to include estimate to complete (ETC) and the development of the estimate at complete (EAC)
  • The accurate and timely reporting of all cost related project information
  • Working with the planning function to accurately apply Earned Value Management rules.
  • The tracking of project contingency and exposure associated with risk events and remaining risks on the project
  • The tracking of project change control to ensure alignment with agreed baselines and control data structures
  • The tracking of key project trends and actioning as appropriate.

    Delivered cost engineering across a range of major projects, preferably across multiple sectors. Worked across the full project lifecycle including for pre-investment decision, design development, execution, and commissioning phases.
  • Has experience in working to cost engineering procedures and processes, and the ability to define project cost procedures and standards to which the project and/or programme will adhere to. Highly conversant with cost management systems such as Ecosys, including for the interface with corporate ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle. The cost engineer would have an appreciation of business rules, and how project funding and performance aligns with business financial account requirements within the project or programme environment.

    Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working 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., Turner & Townsend Consulting 1,001-5,000 employees

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