Senior Cost Engineer - AWE PLC : Job Details

We need a Senior Cost Engineer to join our Business Management team within IPD at AWE.

It's a truly exciting time to join us with a lot of scope for progression and work on fascinating projects. (And don't forget, every second Friday off!)

Location: Hybrid and flexible working, with our offices based in Berkshire between Reading, Basingstoke and Newbury with onsite parking and good bus links to Basingstoke from site. *There is a requirement to be on site up to 2 days per week.

Salary: Starting at £48,030 this is open to upwards negotiation if you have the skills and experience that we need.

What's exciting is:

You will be joining the business as it embarks on one of the most complex infrastructure programmes in the country at a pivotal moment in its evolution. The UK government has committed substantial investment into improving our infrastructure, so we are building a talented team to make the most of this opportunity.

As a Senior Cost Engineer, you will be working on a critical construction programme with responsibility for all aspects of Cost. The role is multifaceted and involves working with many different partners so the ability to form strong relationships is essential along with previous stakeholder engagement experience.

You will be responsible for the establishment, development, maintenance of timely, accurate cost data, and reports, including forecasts, performance analysis, earned value, cash flows, and monthly reports on the Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP).

A typical day for a Senior Cost Engineer could look like this:

• Implementation of appropriate procedures, processes and systems.
• Task managing capacity and deployment of Business Management team members in support of Group Leaders.
• Preparation, monitor and control of forecasts and budgets for specified projects, including change control.
• Interrogation of systems and performance to ascertain actual expenditure and project accruals.
• Assessment of supplier Application for Payment.
• Preparation of cost reports, including trend analysis and early warnings where necessary.
• Conducting full and detailed SPI, CPI variance analysis and subsequent root cause analysis, followed by provision of narrative, recommendations & recovery planning.
• Establishing the Project Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and heading the preparation of cost studies utilising historical data.
• Developing benchmarking information to meet specific needs.
• Providing trended data to the Project Manager based on performance to date and emerging trends including making recommendations.
• Tracking workforce productivity and analysing time booked to projects including resource usage vs. planned, resource constraints, etc.

We would like you to demonstrate or have experience of:

• Professionally qualified with chartered or equivalent status
• Success in a Project Controls environment or similar Cost role on a major construction project
• Adept with tech such as Cost tools, Excel and IT
• Building rapport and creating great relationships
• Motivating and building teams

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application.

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

· 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work.

· 270 hours holiday

· Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Important things you need to know:

• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

For more information about this role or the recruitment journey, get in touch with me (Sunflower) at:

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