Project Cost Engineers for long term contracts

Scantec are currently looking for Project Cost Engineers for long term contracts in the Reading area.

There is a high demand for skilled professionals to provide support to the many long-term projects at this site. If you are seeking career stability, this may well be the opportunity you are looking for.

Role

• To comply with project controls procedures, processes and systems to ensure that quality and consistency of data is maintained. To contribute to improving the quality and performance of cost control processes and systems.
• To assist in the preparation of Change Control procedures, and subsequent implementation.
• To assist in the keeping of records for change control and trends and the maintenance of the trend / change log.
• To interrogate the Business System to ascertain the actual expenditure against projects and provide entries for accruals where needed.
• To be responsible for the preparation of monthly cost reports, identifying critical areas, and providing trend analysis and early warnings to the Project Team and/or Project Services Function.
• To assist in the preparation of ongoing project reviews and providing advice on corrective actions.
• To identify variances and develop the appropriate mitigation strategies for recommendation to the Project Team.
• Ensure budgets are controlled within authorised funding limits and in accordance with financial procedures. Monitor trends monthly, provide analysis to the Project Team and invoke the project change control procedure invoked where required.
• Assist the Project Team in the day to day management of Project Control activities.
• To be responsible for monthly and ad hoc reporting requirements, including management of monthly reports and reporting on behalf of the Project Team and/or Head of Cost Engineering and Estimating.
• To perform any other Project Control duties as and when required by the Project Team and/or Head of Cost Engineering and Estimating.

Candidate

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent
• Knowledge of Major Projects, Change Control procedures and management.
• Expereicnece of managing Financial Performance
• Experience of planning and controlling work
• Applying company policies and procedures
• Managing and retrieving information
• Producing and presenting information to high standards
• Reporting requirements
• Project Control Procedures

Skills

• Planning and controlling work
• Managing and retrieving information
• Producing and presenting information to high standards
• Report writing
• Forecasting skills

* Due to the nature of the work undertaken at this company, applicants for this post are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore this vacancy is only open to British Citizens. All selected candidates will be required to undergo security clearance.