Senior Cost Engineer (STAFF)

Job description

Our Oil & Gas Operator client is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Cost Engineer, based in their Aberdeen (Dyce) offices

This is a STAFF position

3/2 hybrid working pattern

Flexible working hours

Excellent benefits package

What are we looking for:

• You will be working as a Cost Engineer within an oil & gas operator business, ideally with experience of Brownfield projects.

• Ideally, you will already be based in the Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire area.

• Have a proven background working at senior level in a cost/forecasting role.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the subject matter expert for cost engineering across the project portfolio
• Lead the development and standardisation of cost management and estimating practices
• Provide reliable cost forecasts, reporting and analysis to support business decisions
• Challenge and assure contractor, vendor and third-party cost submissions
• Influence project teams and key stakeholders through clear communication and trusted advice
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, compliance and value-driven decision-making

Experience & Qualifications:

• Significant experience in a senior cost engineering role supporting complex brownfield energy projects
• Strong expertise in cost management, forecasting, reporting and estimating methodologies
• Experience reviewing and challenging contractor, EPC and supplier cost data
• Proven ability to engage effectively with technical, commercial and senior leadership stakeholders
• Sound understanding of project risk, assurance and investment governance principles
• Degree, professional qualification or recognised accreditation in cost engineering, quantity surveying or a related discipline (AACE, RICS or equivalent desirable)

Permanent position

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: PR/084431.

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Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services - Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management - across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.