Senior Cost Engineer

Are you ready to be part of the future? At Qineti

Q, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Cost Engineer at our UK Selected Sites, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As a Senior Cost Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enabling high‑quality, assured cost engineering across some of our most complex projects, directly shaping the success of major bids, programmes and project delivery.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll work closely with project teams to develop robust estimates, analyse cost and risk, provide cost engineering assurance, and implement best‑practice techniques across bids and programmes. You will also deliver expert guidance to stakeholders, drive standardised cost engineering processes and contribute to integrated project planning.

• Developing and maintaining high‑quality estimates and basis of estimate using a range of cost engineering methods
• Driving best practice and implementing cost engineering approaches across bids, projects and programmes
• Leading cost engineering activities for very complex (LCM
  4) projects and solving complex cost‑related challenges
• Producing cost engineering reports and presenting outcomes to senior stakeholders
• Providing cost engineering assurance and key recommendations for major bid and project reviews
• Developing and implementing cost assessment and Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA) models

• Deep knowledge of cost engineering principles, including top‑down, bottom‑up and parametric estimating
• Strong experience conducting Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA) and interpreting outputs
• Extensive experience supporting full project life cycles, preferably on major complex programmes
• Ability to work independently as the cost engineering expert while guiding and mentoring others
• Strong stakeholder engagement abilities, able to influence and communicate cost outcomes confidently
• Experience using specialist cost engineering tools such as SEER, True Planning, Predict! Risk Analyser, @Risk or complex Excel estimating models

Extensive, relevant cost engineering experience is the priority, and can be considered in place of formal qualifications

Nice‑to‑have: ACostE Certification, ICEAA Certification, or an MSc/BSc/BA in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or similar

Nice‑to‑have:
Membership of a relevant professional body such as SCAF, ICEAA or ACostE

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role isfull‑time and can be based at any of our main UK locations. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to other Qineti

Q and customer sites will be expected.

Qineti

Q operates state‑of‑the‑art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable Qineti

Q to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join Qineti

Q. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a Qineti

Q employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you…