Cost Controller

Overview

As a Project Controls Engineer in Cost, you will help manage and constrain project costs across infrastructure programmes. You will work with the Cost Lead to develop and implement estimating, budgeting, forecasting and cost control processes, supporting informed decision-making. You’ll coordinate cost data with project teams and partners, contribute to monthly reporting, and help produce reliable forecasts and corrective actions. This role offers exposure to high-profile infrastructure projects and a path to grow within a collaborative Controls & Performance community.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working environment
• focus on work-life balance
• career pathways
• equal opportunity employer
• supportive learning culture
• inclusive environment

Responsibilities

• Support the Cost Lead in developing and implementing cost control processes for estimating, budgeting, forecasting and cost management
• Coordinate cost data from project teams and delivery partners and maintain consistent cost information across programmes
• Prepare and contribute to timely cost and performance reports within governance and escalation requirements
• Support forecasting (ETC, EAC) and ensure accurate project cash flow and out-turn cost projections
• Identify potential cost overruns and assist in corrective actions
• Promote consistent cost and estimating controls across projects and programmes
• Assist with the assessment of cost risks and the financial impact of scope/schedule changes
• Support understanding of procurement, contracts and NEC framework implications on cost control

Key requirements

• Experience in infrastructure, engineering or construction with a track record of delivering complex projects in a client-facing environment
• Ability to coordinate and assure cost data from project teams and delivery partners
• Strong numerical and analytical skills to evaluate financial data and trends
• Experience preparing clear cost and performance reports for monthly governance
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) and Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB)
• Experience developing and implementing cost and estimating processes and ensuring applied controls
• Ability to assess cost risks and the financial impact of changes to scope, schedule and budget
• Understanding of construction procedures, procurement, contractual and financial requirements related to cost control and estimating
• Ability to organise and analyse multiple reporting sources and develop EAC/ETC forecasts
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to explain cost information to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience in major programme delivery and working within a consultancy environment
• SOX controls awareness in applicable contexts
• Full driving licence and ability to travel to client sites

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Collaborative and proactive
• Attention to data quality and continuous process improvement
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB)
• NEC contracts knowledge and administration

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