Lead Cost Controller

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Cost Controller (Project Controls Manager Grade) to join our busy and expanding Bristol and South West based InfrastructureTransport & Utilities team.

We are undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on several highprofile Infrastructure Projects/Programmes. Additionally this role will provide the opportunity to innovate collaborate and learn from our experienced and awardwinning Cost Control community and wider extensive Controls and Performance Network.

There has never been a more exciting time to build your career with us in the Transport & Utilities sector.

Key Deliverables
 

• Working alongside project delivery teams as part of a wider cost control team or independently with reach back support to experienced cost professionals responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
• Leading teams of Cost Control professionals on complex projects or programmes.
• Driving continuous improvement in cost control (and interfacing project controls) processes to create efficiency and increasing benefits to our clients.
• Driving the implementation embedding and rollout of any identified changes to cost control processes.
• Appropriately selecting implementing administering and maintaining cost control systems and procedures to track project budgets commitments expenditures and forecasts.
• Lead development of project Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) align the time phasing of budgets against the Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to accurately track and control actual costs.
• Lead the integration of cost estimates to the Work Breakdown Structure in order to set the project budget against the correct Work Packages Planning Packages and Control Accounts.
• Provide subject matter advice and manage the development of reporting tracking tools where required and generate Cost reports on a regular basis including evaluation of earned value.
• Defining how to build and assure project forecast to account for all residual works in the Estimate To Complete (ETC) and the development of the Estimate at Completion (EAC) incorporating required supply chain information.
• Present / provide performance recovery recommendations to relevant stakeholders and senior management to support effective decision making.
• Leading cost control activities to actively identify variance to the baseline and seeking efficiencies across clients programmes.
• Undertaking line management activities including career development and performance management.
• Contribute to the national and regional risk communities including Community of Practice.

Qualifications :

• Experience in Cost Control on complex projects/programmes
• Practical experience of different cost performance reporting and cost forecasting techniques
• Practical experience of Earned Value Management (EVM) progress reporting forecasting and performance reporting and analysis
• Practical experience of using MS Excel and other MS applications is essential.
• Experience of interfacing risk with other Project Controls disciplines (Scheduling Risk Management Change Control) is essential.
• Experience in leading small teams
• An understanding of how other aspects of Project Controls (Scheduling Cost Control Change Control) interact with Cost Engineering
• The ability to work in both delivery and transformation projects is desirable.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts is desirable.

Additional Information :

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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