Senior Cost Engineer

Role: Senior Cost Engineer

Position: Contract

Location: Any HPC required location

Duration: Ongoing

Pay Rate: £414 (paye) - £560 (umbrella)

The Role

Working within a key aspect of an Integrated Project Controls (Cost and Forecasting) team, our team aims to act as a centre of excellence for project controls implementation. We are the intelligent owners of the single source of delivery performance information, operating as a integrated enabler for the successful delivery of the HPC project. We work as part of a matrix organisation supporting one of the following programmes/areas within the project: Central, Site, Engineering, MEH, Nuclear Island (NI), Conventional Island and Balance of Plant, Instrumentation and Controls, and Commissioning. The role of Senior Cost Engineer is to act as an expert of the Cost and Forecasting team across the parts of HPC project following the Cost and Forecasting strategy uniformly across the project. They will act as a technical lead for the Cost and Forecasting team ensuring the implementation of Cost and Forecasting specific processes and framework. They will follow all governance arrangements for the Integrated Project Controls Discipline providing effective reporting of Cost and Forecasting information in a timely and accurate manner, supporting others to achieve the same results. They will manage the delivery of specific contracts which range in value from £10m to £500m. The Senior Function Engineer will be required to direct workload and provide guidance to the Cost Engineers or Trainee Cost Engineers on a day-to-day basis to enable them to support the project controls activities on the project.

Principal Accountabilities

• The Senior Cost Engineer will be the face of Cost and Forecasting management in their nominated Programme/Area in the

Project, bringing confidence to stakeholders that they are performing the right steps to identify, analyse, respond to and

manage their Cost and Forecasting outputs.

• Produce and maintain accurate cost and forecasting in alignment with the Cost Breakdown Structure or Work Breakdown

Structure (CBS/WBS);

• Act as a role model for the effective collaboration with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve

mutually successful outcomes in keeping with the HPC project values of "Humility, Positivity, Respect, Solidarity and

Clarity" and culture of "Trust, Transparency and Teamwork"

• Providing assurance of the maintenance of all Cost and Forecasting data for the Programme/Area within the Cost and

Forecasting software system e.g. EcoSys, SAP

• Assurance of the delivery of Cost and Forecasting reports to a defined reporting cycle, including commentary on key time related drivers and performance issues ensuring the quality of the output
• The Senior Cost Engineer will support the Programme/Area Directors implement Cost and Forecasting management by:

o Reviewing and challenging the significant issues that may impact programme objectives

o Supporting issue and opportunities reviews and workshops and specialist Cost and Forecasting focussed

sessions (i.e. scenario planning).

o Analysis of Cost and Forecasting data and the connection of this data across the Project, in conjunction with

the project controls managers and risk leads.

o Challenging the uncertainties of Cost and Forecasting data over time to allow prioritisation and decision

making.

o Ensuring a comprehensive Cost and Forecasting portfolio is maintained and reflective of the current project

position.

• Working with colleagues in IPC to ensure that the Project schedule and cost estimates are informed by high quality risk

information (at delivery and portfolio levels).

• Work with the PCM's to support the programme/area teams and where appropriate Tier 1 Contractors to assess contractor held Cost and Forecasting data and their views on Programme-held risks and opportunities that impact upon them.
• Identify enhancements to integrated Cost and Forecasting management procedure, process, reporting and tools.
• Accountable for the production and presentation of accurate, insightful project controls information at the Programme

Reviews and Board Meetings, ROTCs, Portfolio Risk Review as required.

• Responsible for the management and verification of information within the PowerBI dashboards and providing proposals

for improvement from the Programme/Area teams.

• Lead Cost and Forecasting management and Cost and Forecasting software specific training to the Programme/Area team,

PM community and apprentices and provide recommendations of additional training requirements, or improvements to

existing training.

• Effective collaboration, leadership and management of colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve

mutually successful outcomes

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Able to deliver accurate and concise Cost and Forecasting insights to drive evidence-based decision making, utilising

commercial and technical information, to influence project decisions and support the management of risks/opportunities.

• Understanding and/or practical experience of wider project controls disciplines enabling Cost and Forecasting management

to be integrated with schedule, risk and change, and provide assurance that Cost and Forecasting reporting and outputs of

Cost and Forecasting analysis aligns with other project data.

• Understands how the impact of changes/decisions may impact the programme/area delivery.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to facilitate Cost and Forecasting conversations with colleagues at all levels, including Executive and

Director leadership.

• Effectively communicates complex issues and concepts (unique insights) in simple ways, to both technical and nontechnical senior audiences.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and delegate tasks to other team members.
• Possesses high work standards and sets ambitious, yet attainable goals. Constantly drives to streamline and simplify to

deliver business value.

• Ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve mutually

successful outcomes.

• Ability to assure the quality of others work supporting them in developing to effectively deliver outputs.
• Ability to expertly use and guide others in the use of Cost and Forecasting management software;
• Ability to draw from best practice across industry to implement changes for improved performance.
• May have experience in line management, coaching and career development of junior members of teams.

Tools and Software

The jobholder will be expected to have expertise in the use and supporting training of others, of the following (or similar

equivalent) software tools:

• Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access);
• Teamcenter (Document Control).
• EcoSys (Cost, Changes, Earned Value Management).
• Power BI (Business Intelligence Analytics).
• SAP (Financial).

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