Contracts & Cost Control Engineer

Job Title: Contracts & Cost Control Engineer
Location: Victoria, London, UK
Client: Leading Global Energy Operator
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 12 Months (Extendable Contract)
Determination: Inside IR35
Job Description
Purpose of the role:
Our client are looking for a Contracts & Cost Control Engineer within their CCS project
to be based in London. You will support the Work Package Manager in the day-to-day
management of assigned contracts, ensuring effective cost control, contractual compliance,
accurate forecasting and risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle. Key responsibilities
include verifying contractor proforma invoices, validating the accuracy of unit rates and
quantities, and reviewing Variation Orders to ensure alignment with contract terms,
supporting documentation and approved benchmarks. The role ensures that all costs,
changes, and deliverables are consistent with the contract, company policies and project
objectives.
Key responsibilities:
Main responsibilities:
 Support the Work Package Manager in applying EPC contract terms and ensuring
contractor compliance with the contract.
 Lead the verification and approval of contractor pro-forma invoices, ensuring that
claimed milestones are correct, reported quantities are confirmed by the Package
Team, unit rates are accurate, and all claims comply with contractual requirements.
 Coordinate with the Project Control Department.
 Review contractor timesheets, procurement documents, equipment logs, and cost
reports.
 Verify, with support from the engineering and construction teams, the accuracy of
supporting documents (measurement sheets, site reports, redlines) and identify any
non-reimbursable or non-compliant items.
 Review Variation Orders (VOs) to ensure all prices align with contract terms,
supporting documentation, and approved benchmarks.
 Support cost and cash-flow forecasting; identify unauthorised or unsupported costs
and propose corrective actions.
 Maintain logs for invoices, costs, and variations; prepare Work/Service Orders and
SAP uploads as required.
 Prepare or review company contractual correspondence and support Change
Management activities.
Skills and experience required:

 Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related
field.
 Extensive experience in cost control and contract engineering on EPC projects in
the execution phase.
 Strong experience with unit-rate reimbursable contracts or BoQ-based measurement
systems.
 Demonstrated reporting experience.
 Proficiency in quantity measurement, BoQ interpretation, and unit-rate analysis.
 Solid understanding of EPC contract structures and change-control mechanisms.
 Experience using cost-control tools (SAP, Prism, EcoSys) and advanced Excel.
 Strong understanding of engineering drawings and construction methods.
 Ability to write reports and documentation that conform to prescribed styles and
formats.
 Proficient computer skills, including email, record-keeping, database use, word
processing, and graphics.
 Ability to read, analyse, and interpret engineering, scientific, technical, financial, and
legal documents.
 Strong stakeholder engagement, with sound interpersonal skills and awareness of
appropriate ethics and protocol across functions.
 Flexible and able to handle high workloads, including working additional hours when
required.
 Confident in managing enquiries or complaints and able to prioritise effectively.
 Strong problem-solving skills, capable of working with limited standardisation and
varied inputs.
 Able to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, and scheduled instructions.
 Effective multitasker with good organisational and time-management skills;
systematic in approach.
 Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision.
 Adaptable to evolving requirements.