Nuclear Project Cost Controller: Budgets & KPIs

Rullion; Warrington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion is partnering with a growing nuclear business in the UK to recruit a Cost Controller. The role focuses on cost control, budgeting, forecasting and KPI reporting across major nuclear programmes in the UK and Europe.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will collaborate with commercial, finance, procurement, planning, engineering and construction teams to deliver auditable cost data and timely commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in cost control, project controls, commercial management, quantity surveying or finance within complex environments.
• Experience preparing cost reports, forecasts, budgets, commitments, accruals and variance analysis.
• Experience supporting contract KPI reporting and performance dashboards.
• Strong understanding of cost breakdown structures, budget baselines, and cost-to-complete reporting.
• Strong Excel, reporting and analytical skills with the ability to present cost and KPI data clearly.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain cost control and contract KPI reporting processes aligned with project controls and commercial best practice.
• Prepare and maintain cost reports, budgets, forecasts and cost-to-complete reporting.
• Monitor commitments and accruals, and validate actual costs.
• Analyse cost variances and support estimate-at-completion forecasts.
• Support month-end reporting, financial reconciliations and commercial reviews.
• Track, consolidate and report contract KPIs, keeping performance data accurate and auditable.
• Escalate adverse KPI trends, cost variances and data quality issues to the Commercial Manager.
• Highlight cost risks and opportunities, and support corrective action.
• Contribute to project governance meetings, bids and early-stage project mobilisation.
• Work with commercial, finance, procurement, planning and delivery teams to align cost data with scope, schedule and risk.

Skills

Cost control

Project controls

Financial analysis

Excel proficiency

Security clearance (UK)

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Finance, Project Controls, Construction Management, Engineering

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Cost management software

Job description

Rullion is partnering with a growing nuclear business in the UK to recruit a Cost Controller. The role focuses on cost control, budgeting, forecasting and KPI reporting across major nuclear programmes in the UK and Europe.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will collaborate with commercial, finance, procurement, planning, engineering and construction teams to deliver auditable cost data and timely commercial decisions.