Cost Control Specialist

1 month ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Turner & Townsend Group Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Cost Control Specialist to join our Defence North team. This exciting opportunity will allow you to develop and maintain relationships with interfacing disciplines, implement cost control systems, and provide cost information and advice to the project team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Promoting the benefits and requirements of Cost Control within the project and programme team.
  • Implementing, administering, and maintaining cost control systems and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts.
  • Developing project Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS), aligning the time phasing of budgets against the Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), to accurately track and control actual costs.
  • MAPPING AND INTEGRATING COST ESTIMATES TO THE WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE, SETTING THE PROJECT BUDGET AGAINST THE CORRECT WORK PACKAGES, PLANNING PACKAGES AND CONTROL ACCOUNTS.
  • LEADING THE PRODUCTION OF ACCRUALS TO ENSURE THAT THE ACTUAL COST OF WORK PERFORMED IS ACCURATELY REFLECTED IN A TIMELY MANNER IN THE COST DATA.
  • PROVIDING COST INFORMATION AND ADVICE, WHERE REQUIRED, TO THE PROJECT TEAM TO DEVELOP STATUS REPORTS, KEEP MANAGEMENT INFORMED ON PROJECT PROGRESS, AND TO SUPPORT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING.
Requirements
  • A detailed understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), progress reporting, forecasting and performance reporting and analysis is required.
  • Practical experience of using MS Excel and other MS applications is essential.
  • An understanding of how other aspects of Project Controls (Scheduling, Risk Management, Reporting, Change Control) interact with Cost Control is desirable.
  • The ability to travel to client sites across the region as required is necessary.

The estimated salary for this role is £65,000 - £85,000 per annum, depending on experience. We are looking for a sole British national passport holder with current security clearance or the ability to achieve this.



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