Cost Control Engineer
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The Civil Cost Control Engineer is responsible for monitoring, analysing and controlling the costs associated with civil construction activities throughout the project lifecycle.
The role will establish and maintain project cost baselines, monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets, analyse cost variances, prepare cost forecasts and provide accurate financial information to support project decision-making.
The position will work closely with the Project, Planning, Commercial, Procurement, Finance and Site teams to ensure effective cost management and protection of project profitability.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain project cost budgets for civil construction works.
- Review contract BOQs, drawings, specifications and project budgets
- Develop and maintain the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and cost codes.
- Allocate approved budgets across work packages, activities, materials, labour, plant, subcontractors
- Monitor committed costs, actual costs and forecast costs.
- Identify cost overruns, potential budget risks and adverse cost trends at an early stage.
- Analyse cost performance and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
- Identify potential cost exposure and provide early warnings to Project and Commercial Management.
- Review forecast assumptions with Planning, Commercial and Construction teams.
- Ensure forecasts accurately reflect current project performance and anticipated final costs.
- Analyse variances relating to labour productivity and material consumption
- Highlight negative cost trends and recommend mitigation measures.
- Monitor productivity and resource consumption against planned quantities.
- Support the validation of subcontractor and
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