Project Cost Engineer (Nuclear)

A large Nuclear Defence site near Reading are looking for an experienced Cost Engineer with current Nuclear security experience to SC or DV level

Job/Role Purpose

Supporting the delivery of Project Controls capability to Projects.

Key Accountabilities;

To maintain compliance with standards and expectations concerning safety.

To comply with project controls procedures, processes and systems to ensure that quality and consistency of data is maintained. To contribute to improving the quality and performance of cost control processes and systems.

To assist in the preparation of Change Control procedures, and subsequent implementation.

To assist in the keeping of records for change control and trends and the maintenance of the trend / change log.

To interrogate the Business System to ascertain the actual expenditure against projects and provide entries for accruals where needed.

To be responsible for the preparation of monthly cost reports, identifying critical areas, and providing trend analysis and early warnings to the Project Team and/or Project Services Function.

To assist in the preparation of ongoing project reviews and providing advice on corrective actions.

To identify variances and develop the appropriate mitigation strategies for recommendation to the Project Team.

Ensure budgets are controlled within authorised funding limits and in accordance with financial procedures. Monitor trends monthly, provide analysis to the Project Team and invoke the project change control procedure invoked where required.

Assist the Project Team in the day to day management of Project Control activities.

To be responsible for monthly and ad hoc reporting requirements, including management of monthly reports and reporting on behalf of the Project Team and/or Head of Cost Engineering and Estimating.

To perform any other Project Control duties as and when required by the Project Team and/or Head of Cost Engineering and Estimating.

Key Responsibilities

Understand and apply responsibilities with regard to the Company's Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards.

Provide a comprehensive cost engineering service for Project Services Function.

Assist with the management the monthly and ad-hoc cost reporting requirements for the Project Services Function.

Qualifications
Educated to Degree level or equivalent

Knowledge

Major Projects
Change Control procedures and management.
Managing Financial Performance
Planning and controlling work
Applying company policies and procedures
Managing and retrieving information
Producing and presenting information to high standards
Reporting requirements
Project Control Procedures

Experience
Using Information Technology at Work
Knowledge of Management Systems
Basic Cost Engineering Experience
Applying company policies and procedures
Reporting requirements
Project Control Procedures

Skills
Planning and controlling work
Managing and retrieving information
Producing and presenting information to high standards
Report writing
Forecasting skills

Special Requirements
There is an immediate and ongoing need for this role to fulfil activities requiring DV clearance, where SC is provided the ability to gain DV is a pre-requisite.

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UKMatchtech Group Plc is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.