Junior Cost Controller

Balfour Beatty plc; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Junior Cost Controller to join the Scotland Energy Delivery Unit on the ASTI Project in Peterhead. You will support cost control activities, assist with cost queries and ensure accurate allocations and reporting for major offshore energy infrastructure.

The role offers exposure to complex projects, strong collaboration with Commercial and Finance teams, and development opportunities within a major infrastructure programme.

Qualifications

• Junior Cost Controller role requiring proactive, detail-oriented approach.
• Experience with cost control, reporting and cost allocation is advantageous.
• Good IT skills; familiarity with Oracle R12 or similar accounting systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist the project team with cost queries and validate costs with appropriate back-up.
• Support the Commercial function by ensuring costs are allocated correctly and by producing weekly cost reports.
• Support the project team with additional financial and cost-control activities as needed.
• Assist Finance Manager and Commercial Lead with ad-hoc analysis and reporting.
• Help link Commercial/project reporting to Financial/project reporting.

Skills

Cost control

Financial reporting

Cost allocation

Microsoft Office

Tools

Oracle R12

Job description

About the role

Job Title: Junior Cost Controller - ASTI Project, Peterhead

Location: North East Scotland / Aberdeen / Peterhead

Company: Balfour Beatty

Project: Energy | Major Infrastructure

About the Role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Cost Controller to join our Scotland Energy Delivery Unit, supporting the delivery of our major offshore energy programme.

Our projects are more than just an opportunity to make your mark. They're an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise while contributing to some of the UK's most significant energy infrastructure projects.

Join our Energy team as a Junior Cost Controller on the ASTI Project, based in Peterhead, and you'll play an important role in supporting the successful financial delivery of complex infrastructure work that really matters to our business, our customers and the communities we serve.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major infrastructure programme where effective risk management will be fundamental to successful project delivery.

What you'll be doing

As a Junior Cost Controller, you will be responsible for:

• Assisting the project team with cost queries and obtaining appropriate back-up and validation for costs.
• Supporting the Commercial function by ensuring costs are correctly allocated and producing weekly cost reports.
• Supporting the commercial team and wider project team with additional financial and cost-control activities.
• Supporting the Finance Manager and Commercial Lead with ad-hoc analysis and reporting.
• Supporting the link between Commercial project reporting and Financial project reporting,

Who we're looking for

We're looking for someone who is:

• Highly motivated, proactive and practical in their approach.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced project environment and delivering within agreed timescales.
• Able to thrive in a busy environment and enjoys taking on new challenges.
• An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly organised and confident working on their own initiative.
• Able to review and prioritise tasks while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Confident using IT systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Experienced in using Oracle R12 or a similar accounting/project finance system would be advantageous, although this is not essential.
• Keen to develop their understanding of project cost control and the relationship between Commercial and Financial reporting.

Why join us?

The ASTI programme represents a major period of investment in Scotland's electricity transmission infrastructure and provides the opportunity to build a long-term career working on complex, nationally significant engineering projects.

You’ll join a collaborative Balfour Beatty team where Quality is seen as an integral part of successful project delivery – not simply a compliance function.

You’ll have the opportunity to influence how projects are delivered, work alongside experienced infrastructure professionals and help establish best practice that can be shared across our wider Energy business.

If you're an experienced Quality Manager from a construction, civil engineering or major infrastructure background and want to play a key role in delivering Scotland's future energy infrastructure, we'd like to hear from you.

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10 approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

For further information about Balfour Beatty Scotland, please visit the Balfour Beatty careers website.

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

From Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximizing value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

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