Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources to deliver projects that improve people’s lives and create lasting value. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
Job Description
Cost Engineers support major projects and organisations in the delivery of accurate and timely project information relating to performance against the project baselines. The cost engineer drives cost performance reporting for the project, including all Earned Value Management metrics associated with key project commitments and expenditures.
Duties
* Development of project cost control data structures to accurately track and control actual costs
* Establishing and setting the project control budget aligned with agreed baselines
* Tracking actual costs, both internal and external, against the cost control structures
* Tracking and controlling project accruals and commitments against set budget constraints
* Building project forecasts to include estimated work to complete (ETC) and the development of the estimate at complete (EAC)
* Accurate and timely reporting of all project information, including Earned Value Management
* Tracking project contingency and exposure associated with risk events and remaining risks on the project
* Tracking project change control to ensure alignment with agreed baselines and control data structures
* Tracking key project trends which can inform future change controls
Qualifications
Typically, a qualified graduate in a relevant discipline with proven working experience in the delivery of project controls services for major projects or programmes. Additionally, we welcome applicants who are CIMA qualified.
Experience
Delivered cost engineering across a range of major projects, preferably across multiple sectors. Worked across the full project lifecycle including pre‑investment decision, design development, execution, and commissioning phases.
Has experience working to cost engineering procedures and processes, and the ability to define project cost procedures and standards to which the project and/or programme will adhere to.
Highly conversant with cost management systems such as Prism and Ecosys, including for the interface with corporate finance systems such as SAP and Oracle. The cost engineer must appreciate business rules and how project funding and performance align with business financial account requirements within the project or programme environment.
Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
SOX Control Responsibilities
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Recruitment Policy
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Seniority level
* Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services
Location
Crewe, England, United Kingdom
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