Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

Bilfinger Cost Engineer

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with experience in the below to join our Grangemouth team.

• Weekly productivity reporting for contract maintenance works (man-hrs based / then detailed costs if required depending on complexity)
• Investigate overspends or irregular spend on planned works
• Stand-alone cost reports for project work
• Forecasting versus budget (cost and value)
• Reviewing performance of works in progress and investigating any shortfalls
• Cost tracking on specific jobs, including forecasting and reporting of accruals for material & equipment
• Weekly labour report, ensuring labour allocation is in line with scope of works and contract agreements
• Distribution of weekly timesheets to operations team based on the schedule of works for that week
• Review of contract terms and conditions
• Liaising with subcontractors where applicable
• Change management  -  variations & scope change on jobs
• Delay reporting, recording and close out with client
• Assist with valuations, payment applications and invoicing
• Assist with ad-hoc estimating requests
• Assess estimates for jobs, identifying risks and advising or suggesting change where necessary
• Review scopes and jobs with supervision team, and escalate any concern to management
• Inform client of any cost-risks
• Monitoring of resource plans against actuals
• Identification of areas of commercial weakness and assist in rectifying/improving such problems
• Monitor and provide feedback relative to KPI performance
• Support approval process for ad-hoc works requested by client
• Ad-hoc checks to support time-writing & payroll functions
• Tracking of progress and scheduled/completed works against scaffold register
• Maintain and update monthly man-hour tracker for client safety system
• Familiarisation with NAECI Labour Agreement
• Knowledge of SAP accounting software, preferably P14 Purchasing System
• Experience of large scale projects / shutdowns / turnarounds
• Knowledge of payroll & timekeeping processes preferable

 The role is Mon-Fri 37.5 hr per week

Other benefits include Purchasing Additional Annual Leave, Staff Pension, Private health care, Cycle Scheme.

This is a permanent salaried position. 

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.

 karla.c.brown@bilfinger.com