Student Veterans of America Jobs

Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

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  • Jobs on this site are original and unduplicated and come from three sources: the Federal government, state workforce agency job banks, and corporate career websites. All jobs are vetted to ensure there are no scams, training schemes, or phishing.
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  • The newest jobs are listed first, so use the search features to match your interests. You can look for jobs in a specific geographical location, by title or keyword, or you can use the military crosswalk. You may want to do something different from your military career, but you undoubtedly have skills from that occupation that match to a civilian job.

Job Information

KBR Cost Engineer in Leatherhead, United Kingdom

Title:

Cost Engineer

Location - Leatherhead (we offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements)

Please note applicants must be UK National with a 5 year footprint in the UK in order to obtain the relevant security clearance required for this role.

The Role

KBR is currently seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Cost Engineer to join our team. As a Cost Engineer, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the financial aspects of our projects, ensuring adherence to budgets, and providing valuable insights to support project management decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop comprehensive program plans, estimates, and baseline budgets to ensure project success

  • Analyse and validate project costs, monitoring project performance status to identify areas for improvement

  • Collaborate closely with Project Managers, acting as a project CFO to develop forecasts for cost input and manpower requirements

  • Provide critical analysis of project cost and schedule performance status, offering insights to optimise project outcomes

  • Take charge of tracking project funds, ensuring timely notification of fund allocations, managing work at risk situations, and overseeing subcontract funding and de-obligation of funds as needed

  • Lead the setup and maintenance of financial management systems such as COSTPOINT, COGNOS, and COBRA to ensure compliant forecasting, invoicing, and revenue recognition.

  • Collaborate with the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team to provide accurate and timely forecasts and revenue recognition reports to KBR Corporate

  • Work closely with the Project Setup Team to maintain accurate project charge numbers, funding information, and POP (Period of Performance) dates in Costpoint

  • Execute internal controls in alignment with KBR Corporate and SOX guidelines to ensure financial compliance and integrity

What We Need

  • Proven experience in project control or related roles, with a strong understanding of cost control principles

  • Degree qualified in maths or engineering preferred

  • Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools

  • Proficiency in financial reporting tools and systems

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Full job description available on request

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