Cost Controller

Millbank; Workington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive workplace

Disability Confident Scheme

Accessible recruitment

Job summary

Millbank Holdings Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a proven Cost Controller for major construction projects. You will own cost forecasting and reporting, influencing time and cost outcomes through clear, credible analysis.

You will develop controls, manage budgets, cost performance, and provide KPI data to project teams and clients. Strong Excel and costing systems experience required; relevant technical qualification preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in construction or similar project delivery with cost control exposure.
• Strong knowledge of costing systems and accounting practices.
• Expert data manipulation and clear, decision-useful reporting.
• Attention to detail with analytical and organizational skills.
• Confident communicator with stakeholders across project, commercial and client teams.
• Relevant technical qualification in quantity surveying, civil engineering, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Manage project cost forecasting and cost management systems.
• Develop controls to support cost, time and performance management.
• Plan, develop and forecast budgets and cost performance.
• Coordinate and submit KPI information with timely inputs.
• Support monthly cost/value reconciliations and client reporting requirements.
• Advise project teams on cost coding and budgets for requisitions.
• Support HSQE culture in line with project and business expectations.

Skills

Cost control

Advanced Excel

KPI reporting

Cost reconciliations

Budget insights

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Quantity surveying or civil engineering

Tools

Costing software

Job description

Are you a proven Cost Controller (construction/major projects) who can take ownership of cost control and forecasting, and influence time-and-cost outcomes through clear, credible reporting?

Do you have strong cost management systems experience, advanced Excel capability, and the confidence to produce KPIs, cost/value reconciliations, and budgeting insights that project and commercial teams actually use?

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a key project controls position where your work will directly shape commercial decisions, improve performance visibility, and strengthen delivery on a high-profile programme — read on and if you’re ready to make a tangible impact.

The Opportunity

Join a values-led organisation operating on complex, safety-conscious projects, where integrity, accountability and continuous improvement are genuinely embedded in day-to-day delivery. You’ll be supported by experienced commercial leadership, given real ownership of your workstream, and trusted to innovate and improve how cost and performance information is captured, controlled and communicated — without the red tape that stops good ideas becoming reality.

The Role

As Cost Controller, you will support the project leadership and commercial team by managing, administering and maintaining cost forecasting and cost management processes. You’ll develop and run effective controls that improve visibility of cost/time/performance, and you’ll be the go-to person for accurate reporting, reconciliation and meaningful insight.

Your duties and responsibilities will be

• Managing project cost forecasting and cost management systems
• Developing practical control systems to support cost, time and performance management
• Planning, developing, controlling and forecasting project budgets and cost performance
• Coordinating and submitting KPI information, liaising internally to secure timely and accurate inputs
• Supporting monthly internal cost/value reconciliation and assisting with payment applications and client reporting requirements
• Advising project teams on cost coding and budgets to support requisitions and subcontract orders
• Supporting a strong HSQE culture in line with project and business expectations

You will have the following qualifications & experience

• Proven experience within the construction (or similar project delivery) environment, with strong exposure to cost control / cost management systems
• Strong working knowledge of construction-related costing systems and accounting practices
• Expert ability to manipulate data and produce clear, decision-useful reporting (including advanced Excel)
• Proven attention to detail with strong analytical and organisational skills
• Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with project, commercial and client stakeholders
• A relevant technical qualification (e.g., quantity surveying, civil engineering, or similar)

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Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate. Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.