Cost Engineering Lead

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Life Sciences division for a Cost Engineering Lead to support in the delivery of construction and manufacturing projects for our Real Estate team. We are seeking applications from Cost Controllers with experience in working on major construction projects for the Pharmaceuticals or Biotech sector or similar highly regulated fields i.e., Nuclear, Oil & Gas etc.
Job Objectives
Pre and post-contract duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
Tendering and procurement activity, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report and compiling the contractual documents
Taking responsibility for timely and accurate cost checks and valuations
Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts
Maintain central feedback and learning on cost estimating from prospects and projects and contribute to updating of best practices in estimating
Skills Required
Technical knowledge of Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech, or other related facility asset types for period of 5 years+
Good knowledge of all methods of construction and procurement.
Experienced with or managing team that uses multiple estimating tools and applications.
Strong experience with spreadsheets and databases.
Collaborative approach, able to develop strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, internally and externally.
Good organization skills with the ability to multi-task.
Demonstrated strong listening and communication skills.
Proven cost and/or commercial management experience, ideally within a consultancy environment.
Typically, a qualified graduate in a relevant discipline with proven working experience in the delivery of project controls services for major projects or programmes. Additionally, we would welcome applicants who are CIMA qualified.
Experience
Delivered cost engineering across a range of major projects, preferably across multiple sectors. Worked across the full project lifecycle including for pre-investment decision, design development, execution, and commissioning phases.
Has experience in working to cost engineering procedures and processes, and the ability to define project cost procedures and standards to which the project and/or programme will adhere to.
Highly conversant with cost management systems such as Prism and Ecosys, including for the interface with corporate finance systems such as SAP and Oracle. The cost engineer would have an appreciation of business rules, and how project funding and performance aligns with business financial account requirements within the project or programme environment.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid