Senior Cost Engineering (Project Controls) – Energy Infrastructure

Overview

In this Senior Cost Engineer role, you lead cost control across multi-project programs in the Energy & Natural Resources division. You’ll shape cost strategies, develop robust cost controls, and deliver accurate forecasts to drive client decisions. You collaborate with cross-functional teams to align budget, schedule, and risk, contributing to sustainable, value-driven project delivery. This is an opportunity to influence major energy projects within a global engineering consultancy.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working environment
• work-life balance
• equal opportunity employer
• inclusive culture
• career development opportunities
• global project exposure

Responsibilities

• Tailor and implement cost control approaches to meet client needs
• Establish and maintain cost control systems for budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts
• Develop and maintain PMB and support change control with Integrated Project Team
• Create CBS and align WBS with budgets to track costs
• Map cost estimates to WBS and align budgets with Work Packages and Control Accounts
• Ensure adherence to NEC or FIDIC processes for cost data management and reporting
• Lead accruals to reflect ACWP accurately and timely
• Support change process with cost data for notes and forecasts
• Update forecasts for ETC and ensure proper cost capture via WOs, POs and subcontracts
• Align POs with CBS for clear Cost Performance Indices and monitor variances with supply chain
• Interact with management on cost control updates in a complex project/programme
• Provide leadership to develop delivery and cost control teams
• Demonstrate stakeholder management and conflict navigation

Key requirements

• Professional project controls experience in cost engineering/control across project lifecycles
• Strong understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), progress reporting, forecasting and analysis
• Strong communication and leadership with ability to influence and develop a diverse team
• BPSS level security clearance eligibility
• Membership of professional body (e.g., APM, PMI)
• Experience leading Cost Control Assurance activities
• Understanding of how Scheduling, Risk Management, Reporting, Change Control interact with Cost Control
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to make risk-based decisions with uncertain parameters
• Strong leadership to mobilise and lead by example
• Ability to manage stakeholders and navigate conflicts
• Desire to work in the nuclear sector

• leadership
• communication
• stakeholder management
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Cost Control and Forecasting
• Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)

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