cost engineer.

The Role

We are looking for a Cost Engineer to support the commercial, delivery, and finance teams in ensuring accurate cost control and the timely processing of supplier and subcontractor payments. The role is depot-based and plays a key part in maintaining strong financial governance across infrastructure and construction projects.

You will be responsible for cost tracking, reconciliation, reporting, and resolving account queries, working closely with project teams, suppliers, and finance colleagues to ensure costs are accurately captured and controlled.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the project commercial team with cost control, focusing on labour, plant, materials, and subcontract works

• Track purchase orders and reconcile actual costs against budgets

• Ensure timely processing of delivery records and goods received information

• Work with finance teams to support payment performance targets

• Proactively resolve invoice, delivery, and cost queries with suppliers and delivery teams

• Collate, reconcile, and report cost data from site and financial systems

• Liaise with delivery teams to obtain accurate labour, plant, and material records

• Maintain accurate schedules, trackers, and cost reports

• Support the preparation of cost reports, audits, and subcontractor payment processes

• Monitor purchase order utilisation and highlight risks where limits are approached

• Work closely with project and finance teams to ensure commercial and financial processes are followed

• Participate in project review meetings and contribute to performance reporting

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers and subcontractors

• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required

Key Success Measures

• Safety & Ethics: Promote and support safe, ethical, and compliant working practices

• Excellence: Ensure cost data is accurate, timely, and supports efficient project delivery

• People: Work collaboratively and respectfully with colleagues, suppliers, and stakeholders

Person Specification

Essential Experience & Skills

• Experience working in a cost, commercial, or finance role within the construction or engineering sector

• Contractor-side experience on civil engineering or infrastructure projects

• Strong understanding of cost and budget administration

• Experience with financial and commercial reporting

• Working knowledge of finance or cost control systems

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Outlook

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail

• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Experience using data reporting tools such as Power BI

• Knowledge of cost control systems

• Membership of a relevant professional body

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Cost Engineer on major projects or

• At least 5 years' experience as a Cost Clerk in a similar industry

• Degree in a relevant discipline (Finance, Construction, Business, Mathematics) - desirable

Randstad Business Support acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Business Support is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.