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Cost Engineer

Edinburgh, United Kingdom, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-25

Core

Drive cost performance reporting and Earned Value Management metrics for major projects to ensure accurate tracking against baselines.

Role type

Senior Cost Engineer (Project Controls)

Builds

Project cost control data structures, budgets, forecasts (ETC/EAC), and performance reports

Domain

Construction, Infrastructure, Energy, Real Estate

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

Earned Value Management, project cost control, budget establishment, change control tracking, risk exposure tracking, forecasting (ETC/EAC), cost management systems (Prism, Ecosys), SAP/Oracle interface

Preferred skills

CIMA qualification, experience across multiple sectors, full project lifecycle knowledge (pre-investment to commissioning)

Technologies

Prism, Ecosys, SAP, Oracle

Responsibilities

Develop project cost control data structures, establish project control budgets, track actual costs and accruals, build project forecasts, report Earned Value Management metrics, track contingency and risk exposure, manage project change control, analyze project trends

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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