Cost Management Analyst

Overview

In this role you will manage project control for a portfolio or act as a specialist on larger programs. You’ll lead cost, schedule, and reporting activities, coaching others and aligning with stakeholders to deliver on project benefits. You’ll work within the QEC Class Output Management Team to ensure efficient package delivery, risk management, and alignment with Royal Navy tasking. This is a hybrid, technology-driven position at BAE Systems offering growth, learning, and meaningful impact in defence programmes.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• rewards tailored to you and your family
• lifelong learning
• support for financial and personal wellbeing
• balanced lifestyle
• inclusive workplace

Responsibilities

• Lead project control for a work package or small project
• Manage full project lifecycle to meet customer needs and realise financial/benefit targets
• Agree project control approach with stakeholders and develop plans (quality, risk, communications)
• Track activities against schedule and manage stakeholder involvement
• Consolidate expertise from multiple sources to advise on organisational objectives
• Attend on-the-job training and coach others in project control practices
• Perform advanced project reporting and scheduling using project control toolsets

Key requirements

• Experience reporting projects using cost control data and trend analysis
• Experience supporting multiple programmes and programme performance reporting
• Experience in schedule and cost integration activities
• Experience using SAP
• Comprehensive understanding of one or more project control tools, techniques, and practices
• PM Qualification such as the APM Project Management Qualification, or willingness to gain

• Stakeholder management
• Coaching and mentoring
• Cross-functional collaboration
• SAP
• Project control toolsets
• Cost control data analysis

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