Offsite Cost Engineer

Kane Group are an established, and successful multi-disciplinary building services engineering contractor, with our Head Office based in Banbridge, Northern Ireland. We're an innovative, forward-thinking company with continued steady growth serving residential, hospitality, education, commercial and healthcare sectors with offices in Northern Ireland, London, Birmingham, Glasgow and the Republic of Ireland. We are actively looking for an Offsite Cost Engineer to join our Offsite team! Scope of Role This is a key role in the provision of management and financial information for Kane Offsite. You will work closely with the design & production team to develop project costs, budgets, programmes and value engineering solutions. Full in-house training will be given. Key Responsibilities Develop Evaluate software to produce transparent and accurate project bill of quantities. Taking agreed project costs to set up and administer project budgets. Attend design meetings and provide cost input for key decisions on design strategy and approach Record and manage project budget costs which will include labour, equipment, repairs, training etc. Preparing quotations / tender breakdowns providing quantified price and scope, specification, exclusions, programme to ensure commercial protection and that extra works can be identified and priced accordingly Liaise with key supply chain to provide timely input to Offsite estimates, negotiation of prices and final procurement on favourable terms Prepare variations for scope changes Prepare monthly valuations for submission to client Develop and maintain project programmes, keeping these updated in line with project progress and requirements. Client liaison for the purposes of valuations and agreeing changes to scope, price and programme Set up a stock control procedure and inventory database to ensure governance of stock and up to date record of total stock value at a given time Qualification Essential A level or Equivalent plus third level education Desirable Mechanical Engineering Degree Experience and Knowledge Essential Strong IT skills particularly with MS office Desirable Experience of cost management in a production, manufacturing or construction environment Experience of cost management in a project environment Experience of working in mechanical design or manufacturing/production environments Experience of project costing, working with budgets, undertaking take offs, good standard of numeracy Technical problem solving with mechanical bias Able to read and decipher 2D and 3D drawings to extract relevant materials quantities, both implicit and implied Abilities and Skills Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workload. Capacity to work independently with limited supervision. A can do attitude with a strong work ethic and execution skills Excellent team player Be able to undertake a continuous review of procedures to achieve and maintain best practice Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to liaise and advise staff at all levels, both in written and verbal forms Excellent problem solver with the ability to deliver high quality and practical solutions Adaptive and resilient, responding positively to changes in deadlines and processes Company Benefits Cash Health Plan to include Employee Assistance Programme 4 x Salary Death in Service cover Auto Enrolment Company Pension scheme (Salary Sacrifice) Company Sick Pay Scheme, which is available upon successful completion of probation, and increases with service Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits Paid professional subscriptions Variety of employee discounts Cycle to Work Scheme Branded clothing Active Social and Wellbeing Committees Annual Health Checks Full use of onsite state of the art gym Awards for long service Additional annual leave based on length of service Training and development opportunities. Free Onsite parking Kane is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.