Senior Cost Controller - Lead Project Controls & EVM

Turner & Townsend; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Controller to join the Midland & North Infrastructure-Defence team. The role involves delivering cost control solutions across high-profile projects, collaborating with project teams and interfacing with Finance and Programme Managers.

The successful candidate will lead accruals, develop CBS alignment with WBS, and provide timely cost reporting and analysis to support performance decisions. Extensive travel to client sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in Cost Control is essential.
• Familiarity with cost performance reporting and cost forecasting techniques.
• Experience leading Cost Control Assurance activities as part of project performance cadence.
• Understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), progress reporting and forecasting.
• Proficiency with MS Excel and other MS applications.
• Familiarity with at least one Cost Control tool is desirable.
• Understanding how Cost Control interacts with Scheduling, Risk, Reporting and Change Control.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts is desirable.
• Willingness to travel to client sites across the region.

Responsibilities

• Tailor Cost Control approaches to meet the client’s needs and align with best practice.
• Promote the benefits and requirements of Cost Control within the project and programme team.
• Implement, administer, and maintain cost control systems and procedures to track budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts.
• Develop CBS and align time phasing of budgets with WBS to track and control costs.
• Map and integrate cost estimates to the WBS to set the project budget.
• Develop and maintain relationships with interfacing disciplines to align project information.
• Lead accruals to reflect Actual Cost of Work Performed in cost data.
• Produce cost reports and analyses of earned value management information.
• Provide cost information to support status reports and decision making.
• Train and coach clients and junior team members on cost control processes.

Skills

Cost Control

Earned Value Management

Forecasting

Excel

NEC contracts

Tools

Cost Control tool

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Controller to join the Midland & North Infrastructure-Defence team. The role involves delivering cost control solutions across high-profile projects, collaborating with project teams and interfacing with Finance and Programme Managers.

The successful candidate will lead accruals, develop CBS alignment with WBS, and provide timely cost reporting and analysis to support performance decisions. Extensive travel to client sites may be required.