Engineer - Engineering and Surveying

Role: Project Control Cost Engineer Role Type: Temporary – 12 Months
Macclesfield – x4 days on-site / x1 working remote


The site is unique in the AstraZeneca network having Operations, R&D, G&A, IT and others on its site.

Facility Management are one of the main teams on site and part of this team is Campus Project Solutions (CPS). CPS deliver engineering capital projects for all of the site’s residents.


In this role as Cost Engineer, you will support the Engineering Project delivery team with project lifecycle activities aligned to portfolio cost management and cashflow, capital funding applications, capital asset structure management and SAP reporting.

You will be the responsible as the main point of contact for all SAP/CATs and Capital Approval System queries and will also interface between Finance and the CPS Department for financial reporting.

Cost Engineering in the Minor Works Portfolio annual spend circa. £200 projects. Cost Engineer Superuser responsible for the registration of new projects in the Capital Approval System (CAS)
Register and report projects into CAS.
Implementation of Project Work Breakdown Structures in SAP.
Support the management of the overall project and portfolio budget, work with the project team to ensure cost capture requirements are in place complies with AZ's procedures and accounting system (SAP)
Track expenditure against progress, drive cost accuracy and support timely and accurate reporting to ensure all cost and contract transactions on a project are understood and managed in an appropriate way.
Management of CATS in SAP (timesheet module) and validate the actual AZ internal costs in conjunction with the Project Team to develop an accurate Estimate to Complete for the remaining scope.
Review project cost performance on project AFC’s (Anticipated Final Costs) in the portfolio against the agreed Baseline. Identify trends and advise on potential project overspend.
Produce and update monthly AFC report for AZ Finance.
Work in close liaison with the Project Team to support in the preparation of project cost Baseline Changes (Supplementary funding).
Support the Project Team to conduct detailed variance analysis, root cause analysis and scenario planning; provide recommendations and strategies to recover the project.
Manage and update project budgets in SAP in line with approved project changes and control account re-allocations
Create and manage purchase orders for projects using the bespoke software system (COUPA)
Capex/depreciation report to Finance on a monthly basis, assist others in external departments to manage depreciation and timely closure analysis.

Honours degree in Engineering, Construction Management or Business-related subject
Bio-pharmaceutical experience & knowledge (5+ years)
Knowledge of Project management framework and Engineering Project Process (UK) and the application of best practices and the effective deployment of project strategies in technically complex customer environments
Application of Capital Investment Guidelines
Understanding and use of Contract/Commercial agreements
Experience of integrated risk management and the methods employed to manage engineering risks, hazards and controls

Strong technical background, with knowledge of the engineering principles and practices utilised across the lifecycle of asset and facilities design and utility operations
~ Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table?