Senior Cost Engineer

Cavendish Nuclear Ltd; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear engineering company in Warrington is seeking a Senior Cost Engineer to provide critical cost engineering support for high-profile projects ensuring national energy security and defense. This permanent position offers a hybrid working arrangement with at least three days in the office. The ideal candidate will possess strong IT proficiency, particularly in Excel and SAP, as well as proven experience in cost engineering.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Holiday trading options

Paid leave for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cost engineering.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to various backgrounds is valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost engineering support for complex projects.
• Manage project controls and earned value processes.
• Handle resourcing applications for payments.
• Support subcontract management activities.
• Collaborate with commercial, procurement, planning, and engineering teams.

Skills

Strong IT proficiency

Cost engineering experience

Awareness of P6 or Risk Hive

Experience with systems and cost capture

Risk awareness and planning capability

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Senior Cost Engineer

Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66536

Shape the Future of Clean Energy and Defence

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Cost Engineer at our Warrington, Cheshire site.

The role

As a Senior Cost Engineer, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You’ll provide vital cost engineering support across high-profile projects that underpin national energy security and defence. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact while advancing your career in a dynamic environment.

Day‑to‑day, you will

• Provide cost engineering support for complex projects
• Manage project controls and earned value processes
• Handle resourcing applications for payments
• Support subcontract management activities
• Collaborate with commercial, procurement, planning and engineering teams

This is a permanent position, working 37 hours per week, based in Warrington, Cheshire. Hybrid working patterns are available, with a minimum of three days in the office per week.

Essential Experience

• Strong IT proficiency, including Excel and SAP
• Proven experience in cost engineering
• Awareness of P6 or Risk Hive
• Experience with systems and cost capture
• Risk awareness and planning capability

Qualifications

• We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of professional fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑day special paid leave
• Holiday trading allows employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave (window opens February to March annually)
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day of paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to volunteer with a chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

We are a disability‑confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 03/12/2025