Job Description
**Short Summary:** Experience in financial management of engineering projects, cost control and estimation, finance management, capital projects, and project management. The Cost Control Engineer is responsible for the financial management of a large portfolio of engineering projects. This contract role involves leading the management of spend for a portfolio of engineering projects, assisting in the preparation of cost estimates for capital approval, and cost estimation, tracking, updating, and auditing versus actual costs, as well as forecasting. **Key Responsibilities:** * Lead the management of spend for a portfolio of engineering projects * Assist in the preparation of cost estimates for capital approval of engineering projects * Cost estimation (creation, tracking, updating, auditing vs actual costs, forecasting) * Reporting and risk management of departmental spend plan * Managing interdepartmental cost transfers * Collaborating with onsite and offshore finance partners * Collaborating with and influencing management and stakeholders * Supporting change control process or scheduling activities as required **Qualifications and Experience:** * Third-level qualification in business, finance, engineering, or science * Qualification in finance or relevant financial experience * Experience of SAP, LIMs, and/or other business systems * Excellent level of administrative skills and knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications * Experience of cost control within a GMP regulated environment * Experience/qualification in project management * High level of organization, planning, and facilitation skills * Experience of working in an engineering team in a multinational corporate environment **Skills:** * Cost control * Cost estimation * Capex * Capital projects * Finance management