Overview
As Cost Engineering Director, you will lead Cost Engineering and Project Controls across major programmes, establishing best-practice cost management and governance. You’ll provide assurance and strategic cost advice to support informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle. Working in a highly regulated environment, you will guide multidisciplinary teams and ensure robust forecasting, EVM, and performance reporting. This is a strategic leadership role focused on growth, client relationships, and advancing Project Controls capability within a trusted adviser framework. You will shape how cost governance enables delivery across nuclear and infrastructure portfolios, delivering real
Pay / Benefits
- APC support for submission readiness
- personalised career development plans
- counsellor and supervisor support
- networking and team events
- flexible working environment
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction for Cost Engineering and Project Controls across major capital programmes
- Establish and maintain cost management frameworks, governance processes, and standards for consistent project delivery
- Develop and assure project controls systems, tools, and reporting structures
- Oversee budgets, forecasts, EAC/ETC, ACWP and variance analysis
- Prepare and present cost and performance reports to senior leadership and clients
- Lead integrated cost management across planning, risk, change, commercial and project management
- Own portfolio-level cost forecasting and financial performance management
- Lead EVM, trend analysis, benchmarking and performance measurement to support objectives
- Advise on business cases, investments, affordability, and governance
- Ensure change control and cost assurance across programmes
- Collaborate with Project Directors, Programme Managers, Commercial Managers, Risk Managers and Planning teams
- Manage and develop Cost Engineering teams; support recruitment and resource planning
- Build strong client relationships as a trusted adviser on project controls and cost management
- Support business development through bids, client presentations and growth initiatives
- Champion digital transformation and continuous improvement within Cost Engineering and Project Controls
Key requirements
- Extensive Cost Engineering and Project Controls leadership across nuclear, energy, infrastructure or highly regulated sectors
- Proven track record delivering robust cost management across multiple project lifecycle stages
- Experience leading multidisciplinary Cost Engineering teams and developing project controls capability
- Expert knowledge of cost management principles, forecasting, governance and best practices
- Advanced proficiency with EcoSys, PRISM, Cobra, Primavera P6, SAP, Power BI and Excel
- Strong cost forecasting, budgeting, reporting, EVM, risk analysis and change control
- Experience implementing cost governance frameworks and performance reporting in complex environments
- Ability to develop business cases, support investments and provide strategic insights to executives
- Understanding of integration among Cost, Planning & Scheduling, Risk, Change Control and Reporting
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication at Executive/Director level
- Leadership of multidisciplinary teams and capability development
- Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations
- Experience in Energy or Infrastructure sectors and regulated programmes
- Knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 contracts
- Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Project Controls, Finance or related discipline
- Professional membership (APM, AACE, RICS, PMI or equivalent)
- Eligible for BPSS security clearance
- stakeholder management
- leadership
- communication
- EcoSys
- PRISM
- Cobra
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