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Cost Engineering Lead

Cardiff, United Kingdom, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-05 → 2026-10-07

Core

Lead cost engineering for construction and manufacturing projects in the Life Sciences sector, managing estimates, procurement, and final accounts.

Builds

Construction and manufacturing projects for Life Sciences, Pharma, and Biotech clients

Domain

Life Sciences / Construction / Real Estate

Required skills

Cost estimation, procurement management, contract administration, cost planning, tender analysis, cost risk analysis, value engineering, final account negotiation, cost management systems (Prism, Ecosys, SAP, Oracle), spreadsheet/database management

Preferred skills

CIMA qualification, experience in consultancy environment

Technologies

Prism, Ecosys, SAP, Oracle

Responsibilities

Prepare cost estimates and tendering documents, manage procurement and pre-qualification stages, conduct cost checks and valuations, produce monthly cost reports, interface with clients and consultants, manage cost variances and change control, perform cost risk analysis, update best practices in estimating

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team management