Cost Engineer - Energy Projects in Warrington

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As a Cost Engineer, you will have a passion to provide services as required by our clients, which may include:

• Supporting the Cost Lead with the implementation of appropriate cost systems, procedures and working templates.
• Support to Project teams to ensure timely and accurate cost information submission on a regular basis, to include reporting on EAC, ETC, ACWP and comparison to the baseline.
• Monitor project expenditures and ensure they align with the budget.
• Prepare detailed financial reports and present them to stakeholders.
• Support the Cost Lead in executing cost re-baseline exercises, forecast and budget update as appropriate.
• Undertake analyses of Project Cost information to support Programme objectives incl. earned value, trend analysis.
• Work closely with project managers to identify cost-saving opportunities.

You have professional Project Controls experience specialising in Senior Cost Engineering in one or more sectors across multiple stages of the Project lifecycle. You can coordinate and work with other teams and have basic multi-disciplinary knowledge. You have knowledge and proficiency with Cost engineering and forecasting tools (such as PRISM/EcoSys/Cobra). You also:

• Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and experience.
• Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institution.
• Excellent Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to communicate cost and performance information to peers and managers.

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