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Cost Engineer

Employer
Babcock
Location
Newbury, Berkshire, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
18 Oct 2019

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Clearance Level
SC, None / Undisclosed
Sector
Nuclear
Job Type
Permanent

Job Details

Cost Engineer
Newbury
REF: SF27744


About the role
Here at Cavendish Nuclear we're looking to recruit a Cost Engineer to join our team based in Newbury, Berkshire. The main responsibilities of the Cost Engineer will include:

•Supporting with SAP activities
•Receipting of invoices
•Raising orders
•Maintaining work breakdown structures
•Liaising with internal project teams to obtain and, where appropriate, challenge costs for a given project
•Maintaining close working relationships with internal teams such as finance
•Monitoring and reporting all cost related aspects for the project

This role would be perfect for someone making their way from a junior position (for example, Junior Cost Engineer or QS) to the next level, or someone looking to continue their career as a Cost Engineer. In this position you will gain valuable experience working within major projects.

What do I need to do the role?
You'll need to be proficient with MS Excel and the ability to work in complex high-pressured environments. Ideally you will have some major projects experience and good commecial acumen. Experience with an ERP such as SAP/Oracle would be preferable.

What else do I need to know?
The successful candidate must be able to achieve the appropriate security clearance level for this role.

We are happy to talk about flexible working. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

About Babcock International
For more than a century, Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering services. We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure and specialist training.
We're committed to providing a great employee experience in a supportive and engaging environment. The benefits you can expect to enjoy include a generous holiday entitlement, competitive money purchase pension scheme with life assurance and a share ownership scheme. You'll benefit from excellent career and learning and development opportunities to ensure that you grow and achieve your full potential.

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Closing date: 18/10/2019

Company

For more than a century, Babcock has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering support.

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, infrastructure management, and specialist training, we help customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

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