Project Cost Capability Lead

3 weeks ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Babcock International Group Full time

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Advanced Estimation Expert in our Bristol hubs.

The Role

This is a leading role that offers the ability to shape the future of project estimating and cost management within our business. As an Advanced Estimation Expert, you will be responsible for leading the community of individuals specialized in estimating and cost management, including professional development, mentoring, and coaching. You will work with the Operations Lead to generate a pipeline of qualified and experienced professionals in line with delivery demand across the portfolio.

You will have significant experience of project estimating and cost management techniques and approaches, including estimating, forecasting, performance reporting, and quantitative risk analysis. Delivering or leading estimating and cost management within projects and programmes for large and technically complex equipment or system delivery contracts is essential. Using software tools such as MSP, P6, Active Risk Manager, RiskHive, Deltec Cobra, Safran, or Primavera Risk Analyser is also required.

Excellent communication and leadership skills are necessary, with the ability to interact successfully at all levels. This role is full-time and offers flexible hybrid working, with two days per week in the office and the remainder working from home.

Essential Requirements

  • Significant experience of project estimating and cost management techniques and approaches
  • Delivering or leading estimating and cost management within projects and programmes for large and technically complex equipment or system delivery contracts
  • Using software tools such as MSP, P6, Active Risk Manager, RiskHive, Deltec Cobra, Safran, or Primavera Risk Analyser
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills

Our Offer

We offer a competitive salary of £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience. In addition to the salary, we provide a generous holiday allowance, matched contribution pension scheme, life assurance, employee share scheme, employee shopping savings portal, payment of professional fees, and special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces. We also offer 'Be Kind Day' which enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organization or registered charity.



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