Job Description

Project Cost Engineer (SC Cleared) Treasury Green Book

Bristol + Andover (Hybrid)

6 Month Contract

£400/day (Outside IR35)

Project Cost Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance and experience of HM Treasury Green Book best practice.

6 Month Contract split between Bristol and Andover (Hybrid). Start ideally in June/July 2026.

Hybrid Working 3 days/week remote (WFH), and 2 days/week working on-site in Bristol and Andover. Paying up to £400/day (Outside IR35).

A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation on a large-scale Government project:

• Must have HM Treasury Green Book experience.
• Strong cost engineering, project cost control, and financial management expertise.
• Strong cost modelling + cost estimation experience using MS Excel.
• Cost Estimation / Planning: developing detailed cost estimates for digital transformation projects.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to establish realistic budgets and cost parameters.
• Budget Management: monitor project budgets + expenditures.
• Cost Control / Reporting: create detailed cost reports + prepare cost forecasts.
• Risk / Variance Analysis: identify / analyze cost risks, variances + mitigation measures.
• Conduct sensitivity analyses to evaluate potential financial impact of project changes.
• Governance / Compliance: ensure adherence to defence financial regulations + reporting standards.
• Advantageous: Defence/ MOD specific cost management standards + practices.
• Government / MOD / Defence / Aerospace sector preferred.
• Qualifications: Finance Degree, CCP, PMP, AACE.