Project Controls Lead

2 weeks ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Babcock International Full time

**Project Controls Lead - Cost**:

- Location: Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ Corsham, GB, SN13 9NP- Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid**Job Title: Project Control Lead - Cost**
**Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol or Corsham, Wiltshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements**
**Compensation: Competitive salary + Benefits**
**Role Type: Full time / Permanent**
**Role ID: SF60704**

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Control Lead - Cost at our Ashton Vale or MoD Hawthorn site.

**The role**
As a Project Control Lead - Cost, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be supporting the Missions Systems Business in supporting the delivery of vital military capability.

Day-to-day, you’ll play a crucial role in managing the financial aspects of programme delivery through to completion.
- Establish, implement and maintain best practice cost control systems across the programme.
- Lead the development and maintenance of the project baseline budgets
- Oversee control of commitments and accruals with the Project Manager
- Provide key input into the production and management of control account plans, including establishing basis of estimates and cost related assumptions and dependencies.
- Collate, organise and present the necessary data to enable Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting.
- Coordinate and develop project work-in-progress (WIP), commitment and estimate at complete (EAC) forecasts

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

**Essential experience of the Project Control Lead - Cost**
- Advanced knowledge of cost management and earned value techniques
- Previous experience on complex defence projects (desirable, but not essential)
- Ability to champion high performance and inspire others
- Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of contract and commercial management
- Experience working with senior level managers both internally and externally

**Qualifications for the Project Control Lead - Cost**
- APM PMQ or equivalent (advantageous)
- PPC Practitioner (advantageous) UK Driving Licence**Security Clearance**

**What We Offer**
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

**Babcock International**
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

**Closing Date: 12/12/2024**

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