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Job Description
As Junior Cost Engineer you will be responsible for providing cost management support to the EDF Energy Nuclear Generation work portfolio and will monitor, control, and forecast the costs during the Project lifecycle.
Job Description
As Junior Cost Engineer you will be responsible for providing cost management support to the EDF Energy Nuclear Generation work portfolio and will monitor, control, and forecast the costs during the Project lifecycle.
Please note potential candidates for this role must be able to obtain and retain CTC (Counter Terrorist Check) level security clearance to be considered for this position. (Minimum 3 years residence in UK).
Responsibilities
* Control, monitor, analyse and report cost related aspects for designated projects within a Portfolio.
* Performance Analysis– identify & understand variances against the baseline.
* Cost Reconciliation
* Monthly reporting including status reports & accountability meetings with stakeholders.
* Cost Forecasting
* Assist with Baseline Management and Change & Risk Management
* Assist in the development and use of Project Control Structures (CBS, OBS, WBS etc.)
* Close working relationship with the Planning Project team to maintain an aligned financial position with the project plan, playing a key role in an integrated Project Delivery team
Qualifications
Essential
* Good grasp of Excel. Formulas required (IFs, ANDs, ORs, V/X LOOKUPS, SUMIF(S)) and experience of working with big datasets.
* Ability to read data and pull out the meaning and concisely produce commentary for all levels of the business.
* Previous experience of cost control together with the ability to administer transactional aspects in SAP, including order placement and accruals
* Some experience / understanding of Earned Value Analysis / Earned Value Management (EVM)
* High level of numeracy and excellent analytical skills
* Exhibits awareness of the level of interaction required with the project team function to support the successful delivery of projects
Desirable
* Self-motivated with good interpersonal skills working in a team environment
* Relevant experience in Project Controls and/or Project Delivery, preferably in a highly regulated environment
* Excellent MS Office skills and well versed in the preparation of reports and information using packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
* HNC/HND, degree qualified or experience in a cost related discipline is desirable
About Us
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.
We do share individual feedback following an interview .
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About The Team
Costain helps to improve people’s lives by deploying technology-based engineering solutions to meet urgent national needs across the UK’s energy, water and transportation infrastructures.
Skills
Costain provides a project controls and commercial managed service to portfolios and programmes of work across EDF Energy’s eight UK nuclear power stations. As part of this work Costain will develop people capability in core project control skills and provide specialist support to EDFs Central Technical Organisation to improve project performance and deliver cost efficiencies. We are supporting EDF in 2 main areas:
* to successfully deliver projects that maximise the lifespan of their generating stations
* to successfully deliver a Defueling & Decommissioning programme, a first of a kind
endeavour for the UK.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Civil Engineering
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