Cost Supervisor - Ipswich

Balfour Beatty; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Cost Supervisor to join their Rail Business Unit at Sizewell C. The role involves providing site support services, accurate costing of project expenditures, and ensuring adherence to company policies. You're expected to have experience in site administration within a construction environment, handling invoicing, payroll, and cost reporting matters, contributing significantly to project success.

Benefits

Smart working with up to 40% remote work

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies including paid maternity/paternity leave

Pension and share incentive plan

Volunteering leave and recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Experience of performing site admin roles in a construction environment.
• Knowledge of cost reporting and reconciliation processes.
• Ability to communicate with project staff at various levels.

Responsibilities

• Accurate costing and control of project expenditure.
• Process plant transactions and manage payroll for workers.
• Ensure site support processes are followed according to company policies.

Skills

Site administration

Cost control

Invoice processing

Payroll processing

Communication

Education

Experience in site admin role

Tools

Oracle

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Cost Supervisor to join our Rail Business Unit to support Sizewell C.

Role Purpose:

• To provide professional Site support services to project teams on site to support effective operational delivery.
• To provide consistent, effective and efficient Site support services in accordance with Balfour Beatty policies

What you'll be doing

• Accurate costing and control of project expenditure, reflected in the timely production of monthly project cost reports.
• Interfaces directly with the project staff to ensure projects receive adequate support and guidance from the Site support function.
• Process plant transactions, catalogue call offs, material receipts/GRN processing, invoice query resolution
• Ensure that all transactions are posted in a timely manner
• Process payroll transactions for blue collar workers
• Assist with resolution of payroll queries
• Calculating project accruals for the CVR
• Ensure that site support processes are consistently and rigorously applied across all projects in line with company policies.
• Live the Balfour Beatty Values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm

Who we're looking for

• The individual should have experience of performing a site admin role producing and reporting project cost either on a large site or across multiple sites in a construction environment. The ability to work with people at various levels both internally within Balfour Beatty and externally and apply and comply with the Balfour Beatty site support procedures is essential.
• This is a position of responsibility involving receipting, invoice processing, payroll and project costing.
• A working knowledge of Oracle (or equivalent ERP cost management module) and construction/engineering working rule agreements is desirable.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.