Lead Cost Engineer

  • JAM Recruitment Ltd
  • Barrow-in-furness, Cumbria
  • Jan 06, 2026
Contractor Government

Job Description

Location: Barrow (Hybrid, 2 days onsite per week)

Duration: 6 Month Contract Initially

Rate: 63.40 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)

Notes: Working on UK eyes only projects, must be eligable for SC

Overview:

Looking for a cost engineer. Lead for cost control across the AVC project. Ensuring we're abiding by our budget on a day to day basis. Ensuring in line with our forecast. Updating the spend forecast and being able to articulate any cost variances. Developing the estimate of complection (EAC).

Ideally someone with experience as a Cost Lead Expert on Dreadnought (desirable). If not Dreadnought other similar industries - i.e Oil & Gas. Looking for some logic based approach.

Ideally some form of PM qualification but not essential.

Key Deliverables:

The role holder:

  • Able to perform advanced project reporting & scheduling.
  • Able to undertake advanced problem solving typically based on previous experience.
  • Have a comprehensive knowledge of Business process and procedures.
  • Administration and general office skills including spreadsheets/ Microsoft packages.
  • Attend on the job training as appropriate.
  • Able to lead the PM&C processes on a small project or a work package of a larger project

Knowledge / Skills & Qualifications:

  • Ideally someone with experience as a Cost Lead Expert on Dreadnought (desirable). If not Dreadnought other similar industries - i.e Oil & Gas. Looking for some logic based approach.
  • Fluent in Excel - SAP would be desirable. Faimilarity with planning tools such as P6 would be advantagoues but not essential.
  • Ideally some form of PM qualification but not essential.