Senior Cost Engineer

Our client is a global provider of services and engineering solutions and work in diverse environments offering the scale and scope to approach any territory or technical challenge. Employing over 20,000 personnel they operate in around 40 countries worldwide

As Senior Cost Engineer your main responsibilities will include

Maintain and promote a safe working environment
Provide Cost Engineering service to the contract with responsibility for the accurate Cost Reporting of complete projects or individual elements within major projects.
Expenditure Analysis / Reporting
Preparation and maintenance of project cost control structures
Monitor and report costs against Project Target Cost Estimates (TCE's)
Allocate costs to appropriate AFE / Cost Centers
Prepare project cost reports, Value of Work Done & monthly budget forecasts
Prepare project cost reconciliations (project escalations, variations etc)
Validation and approval of subcontractor invoices
Manage & Operate Systems
Meetings, Reports & Communication
Generating accurate, monthly cost/ man-hour reports for all project activities including, where applicable, both company and client commitments, accruals, actual expenditure to date and forecast final expenditures
Contribute to the Contract Commercial Meeting
Undertake regular reviews of expenditure against progress and latest estimates by activity, and assessing the impact of cost over/under-runs by preparing trend analyses and options.
Actively participate in the following meetings - project progress meetings, change control meetings, KPI/ Incentive return meetings, project delivery and cost departmental meetings.

This is a contract position

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference 86973

Orion Group currently supplies over 3,500 personnel in roles including Oil & Gas, Renewables, Power & Utilities, Construction, Mining, Rail, Aerospace, IT & Telecoms, Office and Commercial. With 29 offices worldwide, Orion Group operating in the UK and internationally and in January 2009, were named the UK's number one for engineering recruitment

Established in 1987 the Orion Group achieved consistent growth over the ensuing 25 years to become a global leader in providing personnel to the Engineering Industry