Cost Engineers

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Job description

Vulcain Engineering provides Engineering consultancy services across multiple Industry sectors on a global scale. With operations in 36 countries and employing over 2200 staff worldwide, our business responds to the needs of our clients by providing expertise in the form of high added value engineering services. By consistently delivering exemplary outcomes for our customers, the French owned Vulcain Group has seen steady growth and expansion.

Our success lies in the professional capabilities of the people we hire and our ongoing commitment to providing a first class service. It is because of this that our UK business continues to thrive. With a primary focus on the Nuclear Sector, our Technical Communities based in the South West of England are making valuable contributions to the mega-infrastructure, Nuclear New Build project at Hinkley Point C (HPC), Somerset and the predicted build at Sizewell C (SZC) in Suffolk.

We are now looking to grow and develop our existing Team and are actively seeking career minded Cost Engineers to complement and further showcase our abilities. In this case, all work is associated with HPC and will be SW Region (UK) based in Bridgwater, Somerset.

These are permanent opportunities and offer highly competitive salaries, generous benefits (including access to a relocation allowance), private pension, medical insurance, travel insurance, life assurance, 25 days holiday and enhanced company sick pay together with structured, relevant professional development.

We welcome applications from candidates with a nuclear, manufacturing, major/heavy industrial or complex project background.

Scope

Cost Engineers will provide cost analysis support to planning and scheduling teams for internal and client projects.

They will be responsible for managing and controlling the finances of projects or programmes using appropriate tools to analyse the performance of the schedule/plan. Cost Engineers should report the cost performance of the plan to senior members of the team and communicate effectively with stakeholders responsible for delivering the plan to ensure that it is representative of current progress.

Key Duties, Tasks and Responsibilities

As part of the Project Management and Project Controls team, typical responsibilities will involve:

* Developing, managing and updating project and programme plans including full costing, development of WBSs, resource management, cost management of risk and critical path review, using appropriate software and tools.

* Managing the change control as the project/programme scope changes, using the correct processes and updating the necessary configuration documentation.

* Understanding the need for project baseline control and different types of baseline change.

* Understanding the tools (e.g. EVM) to assess project cost performance against the baseline schedule.

* Understanding risk and opportunities and integrating the cost of these strategies effectively into the plan/schedule

* Understanding project control methodologies and processes for programme and project management

* Producing monthly reports

* Integrating with project estimates, schedules and performing the cost management requirements

Person Specification

Cost Engineers must have, or be working towards the following:

* Minimum of HND in Management, Economics, Engineering, Construction, Quantity Surveying or another related Subject

* Project management qualifications e.g., APM

* Chartership status through a recognised international body.

In the absence of these qualifications sufficient relevant experience can be appropriate to determine suitability.

Essential:

* Project management tools and techniques e.g., EVM

* Planning software: Primavera P6, MS Project. Cost software: SAP

Desirable:

* Nuclear Safety Culture awareness

* The UK Nuclear Industry awareness

Necessary Proven Experience and Knowledge

You will have or be looking to develop:

* Experience in developing, managing and updating cost analysis reports and integrating these with project plans.

* Experience in assessing and analysing cost/plan performance.

* Experience of high value projects in high hazard/regulated industries

* Understanding various contract types e.g., the NEC suite and FIDIC

Essential Personal Characteristics, Soft Skills and Behaviours

To be a successful Consultant Cost Engineer you must exhibit the following:

* Ambition to achieve Chartered Status and development of their career through continuous learning and engagement in Vulcain Technical Communities

* Strong organisational skills to achieve all requirements to time, cost and quality requirements

* Active listening and communication to ensure tasks are well understood and communicated to management and to build strong work relationships and trust within teams.

* Questioning attitude to avoid complacency and continuously challenge existing conditions, assumptions, anomalies and activities to identify discrepancies that might result in errors or inappropriate action.

* Personal accountability to take responsibility for their work and safety

* Cultural awareness and ability to work with multinational teams

* Critical thinking using an open mind to analyse, interpret and explain problems and issues.

* Problem identification and resolution using a systematic rigorous and thorough approach to identify, fully evaluate and promptly address issues commensurate with their significance.

* Full autonomy to deliver customer work with minimal intervention from other Vulcain staff or clients, both at a customer site and remotely either in a remote office or working from home.

How to Apply
If you are looking for your next challenging role and want to be part of a Team that will genuinely value your contribution, come and join Vulcain Engineering. We can offer you a unique opportunity to work on one of Europe's largest construction projects supporting UK initiatives towards the Net Zero Carbon target.

Start your Vulcain journey by applying with a copy of your most up to date CV. One of our Team will contact you for an exploratory discussion and assess your suitability for this current requirement.

***Applicants MUST have the independent rights to live and work in the UK and when requested, MUST have the ability to obtain a Baseline Security Clearance

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