Lead Cost Controller

Turner & Townsend; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading firm as a Lead Cost Controller in Bristol, driving effective cost management for major Infrastructure Projects in the Transport & Utilities sector. This role offers the opportunity to lead teams, manage costs, and shape innovative practices. Ideal for someone passionate about achieving Net Zero outcomes with a strong background in Cost Control and project performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in Cost Control on complex projects/programmes.
• Practical experience of cost performance reporting and forecasting.
• Ability to lead small teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams of Cost Control professionals on complex projects.
• Drive continuous improvement in cost control processes.
• Provide subject matter advice and generate regular Cost reports.

Skills

Cost Control

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Cost Forecasting

MS Excel

Risk Management

Team Leadership

Job description

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At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious Net Zero programmes from over 110 offices worldwide.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Cost Controller (Project Controls Manager Grade) to join our busy and expanding, Bristol and South West based, Infrastructure-Transport & Utilities team.

We are undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on several high-profile Infrastructure Projects/Programmes. Additionally, this role will provide the opportunity to innovate, collaborate and learn from our experienced and award-winning Cost Control community and wider extensive Controls and Performance Network.

There has never been a more exciting time to build your career with us in the Transport & Utilities sector.

Key Deliverables

• Working alongside project delivery teams as part of a wider cost control team or independently with reach back support to experienced cost professionals, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Leading teams of Cost Control professionals on complex projects or programmes.
• Driving continuous improvement in cost control (and interfacing project controls) processes to create efficiency and increasing benefits to our clients.
• Driving the implementation, embedding and roll-out of any identified changes to cost control processes.
• Appropriately selecting, implementing, administering, and maintaining cost control systems and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts.
• Lead development of project Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS), align the time phasing of budgets against the Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), to accurately track and control actual costs.
• Lead the integration of cost estimates to the Work Breakdown Structure, in order to set the project budget against the correct Work Packages, Planning Packages and Control Accounts.
• Provide subject matter advice and manage the development of reporting tracking tools, where required, and generate Cost reports on a regular basis, including evaluation of earned value.
• Defining how to build and assure project forecast to account for all residual works in the Estimate To Complete (ETC) and the development of the Estimate at Completion (EAC) incorporating required supply chain information.
• Present / provide performance recovery recommendations to relevant stakeholders and senior management to support effective decision making.
• Leading cost control activities to actively identify variance to the baseline and seeking efficiencies across client’s programmes.
• Undertaking line management activities including career development and performance management.
• Contribute to the national and regional risk communities including Community of Practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in Cost Control on complex projects/programmes
• Practical experience of different cost performance reporting and cost forecasting techniques
• Practical experience of Earned Value Management (EVM), progress reporting, forecasting and performance reporting and analysis
• Practical experience of using MS Excel and other MS applications is essential.
• Experience of interfacing risk with other Project Controls disciplines (Scheduling, Risk Management, Change Control) is essential.
• Experience in leading small teams
• An understanding of how other aspects of Project Controls (Scheduling, Cost Control, Change Control) interact with Cost Engineering
• The ability to work in both delivery and transformation projects is desirable.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts is desirable.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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