Project Controls Cost Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holiday allowances

Training & development

Employee rewards

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to lead cost management, planning and governance for a major infrastructure programme. You will steer cost forecasting, baselines, and reporting across the lifecycle, working with finance, planning and risk teams to deliver tight cost control.

The role offers hybrid working arrangements, with a focus on leadership, collaboration and delivering robust cost insight to support senior decision-making in a complex

Qualifications

• Experience in cost management on high-value infrastructure programmes.
• Ability to establish baselines, cost reports and control accounts.
• Strong governance, reporting and stakeholder communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Manager in development and control of capital investment plans.
• Lead day-to-day cost management across programme lifecycle.
• Establish cost control processes, baselines and reporting outputs.
• Monitor commitments, actuals, accruals and forecasts with clear insights.
• Collaborate with programme, commercial, finance, planning and risk teams.
• Prepare data for stage-gate, investment and funding approvals.
• Identify risks and mitigation actions to maintain cost position.

Skills

Cost management

Cost control

Project controls

Leadership

Communication

Education

APM/ACostE or equivalent

RICS or CEng background

Job description

Overview

Take our vision into the future.

You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. And when you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally. We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this a great place to be. So, when it comes to your life outside of work, ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life. We are seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager with strong project management, planning, scheduling, cost management, and risk management skills. The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership and communication abilities.

Your role

• Support the Senior Manager in the development, control and management of capital investment plans for a major complex infrastructure programme.


• Lead the day-to-day cost management of pre-development funding, ensuring robust cost planning, tracking, forecasting and reporting across the programme lifecycle.


• Establish and maintain cost control processes, baselines, cost breakdown structures and reporting outputs to support effective governance and decision-making.


• Monitor commitments, actuals, accruals, forecasts and anticipated final cost, providing clear insight into current and projected cost performance.


• Work closely with programme, commercial, finance, planning, risk and change teams to ensure cost information is aligned, accurate and forms part of an integrated project controls approach.


• Support stage-gate, investment and funding approvals by preparing reliable cost data, variance analysis, cashflow forecasts and evidence-based recommendations.


• Identify cost trends, risks, change impacts and funding pressures early, supporting the development of mitigation actions and maintaining confidence in the programme's cost position.

About you

• Demonstrable experience in cost management, cost control or project controls on high-value, complex infrastructure programmes, ideally within regulated or operationally complex sectors such as aviation, industrial, pharmaceutical, defence, utilities or transport.


• Strong understanding of capital investment planning, pre-development funding, cost forecasting, cost reporting, cashflow profiling, commitments, accruals and anticipated final cost.


• Experience developing and maintaining cost baselines, cost breakdown structures, control accounts and cost reports that support programme governance and senior-level decision-making.


• Ability to analyse cost performance, identify variances and trends, and translate complex cost data into clear, actionable insight for client and programme stakeholders.


• Good working knowledge of integrated project controls, including the relationship between cost, schedule, risk, change, contingency and performance reporting.


• Experience supporting investment approvals, business cases, stage-gate reviews or funding submissions within a structured governance environment.


• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience, such as APM, ACostE, RICS, CEng, Project Controls, Quantity Surveying or Cost Management background.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Rewards and benefits – Careers at AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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