Project Controls Cost Manager

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You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. Were proud to say its thanks to our peoples diversity of thought expertise and knowledge. And when you join us youll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment where everyones voice is valued and treated equally. Were passionate about what we do but we dont take ourselves too seriously. Simply put this a great place to be. So when it comes to your life outside of work ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life. We are seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager with strong project management planning scheduling cost management and risk management skills. The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership and communication abilities.

• Support the Senior Manager in the development control and management of capital investment plans for a major complex infrastructure programme.
• Lead the day-to-day cost management of pre-development funding ensuring robust cost planning tracking forecasting and reporting across the programme lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain cost control processes baselines cost breakdown structures and reporting outputs to support effective governance and decision-making.
• Monitor commitments actuals accruals forecasts and anticipated final cost providing clear insight into current and projected cost performance.
• Work closely with programme commercial finance planning risk and change teams to ensure cost information is aligned accurate and forms part of an integrated project controls approach.
• Support stage-gate investment and funding approvals by preparing reliable cost data variance analysis cashflow forecasts and evidence-based recommendations.
• Identify cost trends risks change impacts and funding pressures early supporting the development of mitigation actions and maintaining confidence in the programmes cost position.

• Demonstrable experience in cost management cost control or project controls on high-value complex infrastructure programmes ideally within regulated or operationally complex sectors such as aviation industrial pharmaceutical defence utilities or transport.
• Strong understanding of capital investment planning pre-development funding cost forecasting cost reporting cashflow profiling commitments accruals and anticipated final cost.
• Experience developing and maintaining cost baselines cost breakdown structures control accounts and cost reports that support programme governance and senior-level decision-making.
• Ability to analyse cost performance identify variances and trends and translate complex cost data into clear actionable insight for client and programme stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of integrated project controls including the relationship between cost schedule risk change contingency and performance reporting.
• Experience supporting investment approvals business cases stage-gate reviews or funding submissions within a structured governance environment.
• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience such as APM ACostE RICS CEng Project Controls Quantity Surveying or Cost Management background.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health wellbeing financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV details of any current or previously held security clearance.

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