Freelance Senior Quantity Surveyor in Broadway, Worcestershire

Location: Wormington / Warrington
Rate: £450-£550 per day
Working: Hybrid
Contract: Freelance

A major UK infrastructure project is looking for an experienced Cost Engineer to join the project team in Wormington.

This is a high-value energy infrastructure project, giving you the opportunity to work alongside experienced commercial, project controls, planning and delivery teams on a complex programme.

You'll be responsible for providing strong cost management, forecasting and project controls, ensuring the project team has clear and accurate visibility of financial performance.

As Cost Engineer, you'll be responsible for:

• Managing project budgets, cost reports, commitments, accruals and cash flow.

• Producing accurate Estimates at Completion (EAC) and cost-to-complete forecasts.

• Preparing monthly CVRs and analysing actual and forecast costs against budget.

• Identifying cost trends, variances, risks and opportunities.

• Maintaining cost breakdown structures and ensuring cost information aligns with programme, procurement and commercial data.

• Supporting NEC4 commercial management, including Defined Cost, Fee and Compensation Events.

• Supporting monthly payment applications and ensuring recoverable project costs are captured and evidenced.

• Working closely with Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Managers to align cost, value, change and commercial position.

• Monitoring subcontractor and supplier costs, commitments and forecasts.

• Working with Planning and Project Controls teams to understand how programme and progress could affect project outturn cost and margin.

• Providing clear cost analysis and management information to senior project and commercial stakeholders.

We're looking for someone with strong experience in cost engineering, project controls, quantity surveying or commercial management, ideally within a contractor environment.

You should have:

• Strong NEC4 experience.

• Proven experience with cost forecasting, CVRs and EACs.

• Experience managing budgets, commitments, accruals and cost-to-complete forecasts.

• A good understanding of Defined Cost and the Schedule of Cost Components.

• Experience across NEC4 ECC Options A, C or E would be highly advantageous.

• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of cost data.

• The ability to challenge assumptions and provide clear, commercially focused analysis.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced Cost Engineer looking to work on a major, high-value energy infrastructure project, with a rate of £450-£550 per day and hybrid working available.