Cost Engineer

Cost Engineer
Key Skills: Cost Engineer, Project Costs, Risk Analysis
Location: Woking
Duration: 12 month contract
Salary / Package: PAYE hourly rate, plus holiday accrual
Timeframe: ASAP
Recruitment Partner: Airswift                Account Manager: Robert Caldwell
Our business
As a global leading provider of engineering, procurement and construction management expertise to the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors we are proud to be able to expand our UK team and have partnered with Airswift to support our recruitment plans.
We are currently recruiting for a Cost Engineer to join their Woking office on a 12 month contract basis.
You will be responsible for providing a complete cost engineering service to both project and corporate management for Proposals and Projects either as part of a large project team or covering all cost engineering aspects on smaller projects.
What can we offer you
Contract opportunity – 12 months. 
PAYE hourly rate, plus holiday accrual
Key Responsibilities and background:

• Assists in developing and implementing requirements for cost recording, reporting, and analysing and reporting.
• Independently provides financial reporting and trending for the Project Controls Manager (PCM). 
• Prepare and manage the staffing plans (cost and job hours)
• Prepare and coordinate cost reports.
• Collects and classifies cost engineering data.
• Performs data analysis and development.
• Performs any other duties as directed by the PCM / Project Controls Director

Critical Skills & Personal Attributes:

• Knowledge in capital cost and services cost.
• Knowledge of scope change management.
• Intermediate level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up work processes.
• Proficiency in using multiple Cost software applications e.g. Ecosys, SAP, ORACLE etc.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analysing, and providing innovative solutions to cost problems.
• Knowledge of financial reporting systems and account coding including Project Financial Status Reports and Earned Revenue Determination.
• Knowledge in the use of computers and several basic software applications such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint for executing work processes
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Strong communication, leadership and organization skills.

The next step
We have an exceptional team in place, and we are pleased to be able to appoint a further person to our growing business. We are aware that you may not ‘tick all the boxes’, but if you believe you can genuinely offer some valuable skills and experience to our business, please in the first instance contact our recruitment partner Airswift, and the account manager, Robert Caldwell