Cost Consultant

Cost Consultant / Cost Engineer

Our client is a successful consultancy in the Defence, Energy, Space & Communications & Intelligence sectors

They are looking for Graduates with experience working as Cost Consultants or Cost Engineers with the following profile:

Applicants with at least 1-3 years’ experience in Costing, Cost Analysis, Cost Defence Analysis, Cost Engineering in one or more of the following disciplines:

• MOD approvals (knowledge of IGBC, MGBC, JSP507, JSP655 etc.)

• Significant experience in Defence Analysis

• Cost analysis/ estimation (knowledge of gathering cost data, estimating, CAAS guidelines, CDALs, V&V, etc)

• Risk analysis (Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) etc)

• Portfolio, programme and project management (benefits realisation, evidence management etc)

• Operational Analysis (OA) to support Business Cases and/or MOD policy development (knowledge of spreadsheet modelling, technology road mapping, etc)

• Business Case Approvals

• Ideally, experience working with DE&S or ISS or Dstl and/or ex-Services or Aerospace, Defence type of companies

• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to interface directly with customers.

• Be able to communicate complex concepts and solutions in a compelling and straightforward way

• Be able to work individually, or as part of a multi-disciplinary team

• Have a positive, flexible and self-motivated attitude necessary for working for a successful Consultancy

• British Nationals with SC or DV Clearance or able to obtain this.

• Qualifications: Degree, HND in a numerate discipline such as Engineering, Maths, Physics etc.

Candidates are required to have current UK SC Clearance or DV Clearance

Desirable candidates will have at least 2 years of relevant expertise to support its growing operations in the South with successful candidates able to work from home and on client sites.

Successful candidates will have the experience or aspirations to undertake demanding consultancy assignments, with the flexibility to work for a rapidly growing company.

The role is permanent with excellent opportunities for career development.

Salary: £35,000 to £65,000

Location - Fareham - Flexible working