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Senior Cost Engineer UK's Most Significant Nuclear Programme | Hybrid
Benefits
- 8% Employer Pension
- 25 Days Holiday
- Buy/Sell Holiday Scheme
- Income Protection
- 3x Death in Service
- Free Digital Gym
- 24/7 Employee Support Line
- Professional Fees Paid
- Flexible Hours
Location: Hinkley Point C, Somerset (Hybrid - 3 Days On Site) | Commutable from Bristol, Taunton, Exeter, Bath
Do you come from a finance or cost background with major programme experience looking for a role that will define your career?
On offer is a rare opportunity to embed yourself at the heart of the UK's most complex and high-profile infrastructure project - working as the cost and forecasting authority on a nuclear new build programme that will power millions of homes for generations.
This is one of the most ambitious engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK. The organisation behind it has the scale, the governance, and the senior stakeholder environment that genuinely stretches experienced professionals. People who work here don't just add a line to their CV - they leave with a depth of programme experience that sets them apart for the rest of their career.
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You'll sit within the Integrated Project Controls function, acting as the recognised cost and forecasting lead for your assigned programme area. Managing cost data across contracts ranging from £10m to £500m, you'll be producing insight-driven reports, presenting to Director and Board level, and driving the integrity of cost and forecasting data across a genuinely complex, multi-contractor environment. Hybrid working means three days on site at HPC with the flexibility to work remotely for the remainder.
This role would suit an experienced cost professional from a major capital programme background who is looking for the kind of career-defining project that comes along once in a lifetime.
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The Role:
- Act as cost and forecasting authority for a nominated programme area on one of the UK's largest ever infrastructure projects
- Manage and maintain cost data across contracts valued between £10m and £500m within CBS/WBS frameworks
- Produce and present cost and forecasting reports to Programme Directors and Board-level stakeholders
- Hybrid working - 3 days on site at HPC, flexible hours within a 07:00-18:00 band
The Candidate:
- Experience in cost engineering, cost control, or project controls on a large, complex programme
- Proven ability to produce and communicate accurate cost forecasting to senior stakeholders
- Background in a regulated or major capital environment -- nuclear, oil and gas, defence, rail, or large-scale infrastructure would be beneficial
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