Senior Cost Engineer Project Controls Energy Projects

Due to increased opportunities and demand in the Energy & Natural Resources division the team are recruiting for Senior Cost Engineers to join a diverse and supportive team during a period of significant growth.

The role will require regular attendance on site in Teesside to support package engagement progress alignment cost reviews and interface with the wider project team. Site attendance is expected to be agreed based on package requirements key meetings and reporting cycles.

Role Purpose

Senior Cost Engineer will provide package-level cost management forecasting and performance analysis across key project scopes. The role will support Project Controls Management by ensuring cost information is robust current and aligned with progress commercial assurance QS inputs and forecast outturn reporting.

The role will require close interface with Planning Commercial Quantity Surveying Construction Contractor and Subcontractor teams to provide clear visibility of actual cost forecast cost change trends commitments variances and emerging cost risks

Required Experience

• Cost Engineering experience on major construction projects ideally within onshore Oil & Gas petrochemical clean energy energy transition power utilities or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong experience in cost forecasting cost reporting variance analysis and Forecast to Complete / Forecast at Completion reviews.
• Experience working with Contractor and Subcontractor cost data progress information and package-level reporting.
• Good understanding of construction delivery site progress productivity commercial interfaces and package controls.
• Ability to challenge cost submissions and provide evidence-based cost analysis.
• Experience working within integrated Project Controls teams with strong interfaces across Planning QS Commercial and Construction functions.
• Strong Excel and cost reporting skills with the ability to manage analyse and present large volumes of cost data.
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear cost narratives and reporting outputs.

Qualifications :

Desirable Experience

• Experience on client-side assurance or cost verification roles.
• Experience with reimbursable target cost or NEC-style contract environments.
• Exposure to AFP reviews cost audits disallowed cost identification or commercial assurance.
• Experience with Power BI cost management systems project controls dashboards or integrated reporting tools.
• Prior experience supporting Buildings HV M&E Civil or Utilities packages on major energy or infrastructure projects.

Key Skills

• Cost engineering and cost control
• Forecast to Complete and Forecast at Completion analysis
• Variance and trend analysis
• Package-level cost reporting
• Cost and progress alignment
• Contractor/Subcontractor cost review
• Commercial and QS interface management
• Change and early warning cost assessment
• Cost risk identification and escalation
• Clear reporting and stakeholder communication

Additional Information :

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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1