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Cost Engineer
Job Posted: 5 hours ago
Salary: £ 45,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Leiston, Suffolk
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Cost Engineer to be engaged on a permanent basis, based in Suffolk.
Key responsibilities will be:
The Cost Engineer is accountable to the client Project Controls Group Head, PPM and/or Operations Manager and are responsible for providing cost management support to the EDF Nuclear Generation work portfolio and will monitor, control and forecast the costs during the Project lifecycle. This role has no direct reports
The role will be based at EDF's Sizewell Power Station location and will require from time to time, business travel to UK sites/stations. Flexible working arrangements between office and home are possible. In this role you will report to the Operations Manager, but be accountable for project delivery directly to the client
Strong communication and organisational skills are a must with the ability to develop relationships and maintain effective networks and be results-focused tempered with a team-centred approach
Have a proven track record of working within highly regulated environments with high safety standards and culture
Qualifications
Minimum of HNC/HND ideally in a cost related discipline or relevant experience and MACostE is desirable
Breadth of experience across whole project and programme lifecycle. e.g. Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning
Understand the inter-relationship between time cost and commercial aspects of the project life cycle
Working knowledge of latest version of Primavera
Experienced in the use of SAP Finance and Project modules
The ability to reconcile cost information as it applies to the programmes of work
Proficient in the use of estimating, scheduling, programming and risk tools, proficient in the use of Earned Value Analysis
Ability to communicate well at all levels of management, produce monthly reports, to an agreed reporting cycle, to provision of intelligent information
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