Cost Engineer at Ansaldo Nuclear Limited, Blakenhall

Competitive Salary and Employee Benefits

** UK Security Clearance and Advanced Excel Skills required for this role**

Role Purpose 

Implement, administer and maintain cost control system, with particular focus on procedures to track project budgets, scope delivery, expenditures and forecasts

Key Activities (not exhaustive)

For a defined list of projects/contracts:

• Monthly update of actual expenditures, ensuring they are all validated and allocated to the correct projects and WBS codes
• Hold formal forecast reviews on a monthly basis with PM and key project budget holders, ensuring values and monthly phasing of forecasts are accurate, realistic and within approved budgets
• Challenge budget holders on variances applying a level of professional approach, in order to understand the underlying causes and implications for the project and the business.
• Production of timely and accurate internal and external reports
• Managing the budget for the contract variations, assisting the commercial function with the production of quotations
• Where applicable, produce detailed payment applications for submission to the client
• Main point of contact for client audits and general queries on forecasts, applications, and reported costs
• Monthly invoicing, cash forecasting, and explanation for variances
• Close working with finance to deal with queries for reporting

Other activities:

• Support Company level reporting and analysis
• Assist with Value of Work Done assessments on all live outsourced work, with a particular emphasis on major subcontracts
• Identifying areas of further efficiency in the business processes and driving improvements
• Supporting colleagues on other projects where needed

Essential role related knowledge, technical skills, qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree qualified
• 3 years of experience as a Cost Engineer or Project Accountant
• Advanced MS Excel skills and Data Analysis
• Ability to produce high-quality reports
• Understanding of commercial and risk management aspects of contracts
• Analytical, questioning mind, with the ability to confidently engage in dialogue with people at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to prioritise, demonstrating first class organisational and time management skills
• Attention to detail, and ability to master the details accurately with a hands-on approach
• Strength in problem solving and investigate/resolve queries
• A friendly and approachable style
• An upbeat, positive attitude that brings energy to the team

Helpful, but not essential:

• Programming experience (VBA, SQL or other common language)
• Knowledge of Primavera P6
• Knowledge of SAP S/4Hana