Cost Engineer

Driver Project Services (DPS) is a multidisciplinary consultancy firm with over 45 years of experience operating across the UK.Do you have the following skills, experience and drive to succeed in this role Find out below.DPS provides a comprehensive range of planning, project management, and commercial management services for both construction and civil engineering projects.As a rapidly expanding organisation, DPS is actively seeking talented candidates interested in opportunities on either a permanent staff or contract basis to work with our Client in the Construction & Engineering sector on a large-scale, long-term Energy project.Applicants should be degree qualified, commercially focused, confident running your own project along with working effectively within a team.Key responsibilities include;-Control, monitor, analyse and report costs.-Ensure all cost and contract transactions on a project are understood and managed.-Continually monitor Project Risk and Change status to maintain current forecast.-Liaise with Project team members and contractors with regards to progress and cost forecasting.-Monitor, control and analyse the project cost information, identify variances.-Prepare specific reports to facilitate challenge and analysis to meet the projects specific needs.-Challenge cost variances against the baseline plan with individual task leaders/contractors and/or outside stakeholder management as necessary to enable mitigation.Essential Knowledge & Skills;-Experience across the whole project and programme lifecycle (EPC) is essential. xjdpvnf -Proficient in the interpretation of Earned Value Analysis-Understanding the relationship between time cost and commercial aspects of the project life cycle.This role is available on a Contract or Permanent Staff basis

Created: 2026-03-18