Senior Estimator / Senior Cost Engineer

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Senior Estimator / Senior Cost Engineer - SC Cleared, scope/budgets for projects, forecast control, risk analysis, change management, budgeting, benefits management.

We are looking for a Senior Estimator (Senior Cost Engineer) to join our team of consultants at Experis. Working on-site with one of our clients you will have the ability to develop and agree scope/budgets for projects and/or programmes and controlling forecast and actual costs against them. This includes the provision of risk & opportunity analysis on these budgets and change management. Responsible for applying requirements management, budgeting & cost control, financial management, change management and benefits management.

Principal tasks and responsibilities to include:

* Develop/implement and maintain the Project Baseline Budgets incl Control Account Plans/Responsibility Assignment Matrix and WBS Dictionary (SOW)

* Develop and maintain Project Risk & Opportunity registers and manage the mitigation actions

* Implementation of change management process on the project and assurance of alignment with the business/contractual requirements

* Provision of weekly and monthly performance & cost reports and associated analysis/narrative

* Lead on provision of estimates, resource and financial forecast data from the project into the business

* Cost estimate alignment between Primavera and IFS

* Ensure a full and detailed understanding and interpretation of the Customer requirements incl. Project gate and phase reviews iaw the Project Life cycle

* Lead on the continuity between estimating and project delivery

* Development and maintenance of Project Assumptions/Exclusions and Dependencies logs

* Management of the project change register and associated impact assessments

* Ensuring that the schedule is cost loaded in line with the Baseline budgets

* Maintain project EAC's and ensure regular reviews are undertaken with each discipline

* Govern alignment of integrated schedule to project change register and budgets/forecasts

Required Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Competences

* A minimum of five years applying estimating, budgeting & cost control in a complex environment.

* 2 years supervisory/managerial experience in an estimating environment.

Qualifications

* HNC level qualification in engineering / project / construction management or a related field.

* Security

* Successful candidates will need to satisfy Ministry of Defence security requirements (this may include obtaining security clearance (SC) or developed vetting (DV) level of security clearances)

Details:

* Location: Plymouth (Devonport Royal Dockyard)

* Duration: permanent (consultancy basis)

* Salary: £50,000

Benefits:

* 22 days Holiday per annum

* Life Assurance

* Employee Assisted Programme

* Corporate gym membership

* Childcare vouchers (Tax & NI free)

Please apply by submitting your CV.

Experis Consultancy is a Global entity with a well-established team with over 1000 consultants on assignment across 20 clients globally. Our UK operation is growing and has very aggressive plans for expansion over the coming years. We form part of the Manpower group of companies that turn over $20 billion a year collectively.

Experis UK have partnerships with major clients across the UK spanning multiple industries; our approach is a very personal one, with both our clients and our own employees. We are passionate about training, technology and career development.