Cost Engineer/Cost Modeller

Company: American Society of Civil Engineers
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Location: Westbury
Job Description:

You will get the exciting opportunity to shape cost insight that supports important defence and security decisions while building your career in technical consultancy. This role offers the opportunity to apply analytical skills to complex cost challenges and develop expertise across cost modelling and project analysis. You will be supporting better defence and security decisions through cost analysis, modelling and insight, and developing your technical expertise while working on complex programmes and growing your career in consultancy.

What you will need

  • British nationality is required for this role.
  • Experience in cost analysis, cost modelling or related analytical disciplines.
  • Strong ability to collect, interpret and present financial or project data.
  • Strong user of Microsoft Excel with experience creating models from basic to complex levels.
  • Experience working with clients and stakeholders to deliver clear analytical outputs.

Salary and rewards

Up to £65,000.

Your role

  • Develop cost estimates using information from projects, suppliers, internal specialists and recognised data sources.
  • Analyse cost information and produce clear advice to support decision making.
  • Create analytical reports, models and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Support lifecycle cost, schedule and risk estimation activities.
  • Apply structured approaches to data collection, analysis and visualisation within defence and security environments.

Your experience

  • Cost estimating, cost modelling or financial analysis experience within a technical, engineering or consultancy environment.
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills with confidence building complex spreadsheets and models.
  • Ability to produce clear reports and presentations using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
  • Experience analysing data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
  • Understanding of project controls concepts including schedules, work breakdown structures, risk and budgets.
  • Experience supporting government, defence or similarly regulated sectors is beneficial.

Benefits and balance

  • Hybrid working arrangements.
  • Opportunities to develop technical expertise and career progression.
  • A varied role working on complex defence and security challenges.
  • A collaborative environment where analytical skills can make a measurable impact.

Where you will work

Based in Westbury, Wiltshire with hybrid working available.

Due to the nature of work at our clients site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens.

This is a permanent role.

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Posted: July 21st, 2026