Responsibilities
To provide a comprehensive and effective cost control and reporting service. To provide cost management, oversight and reporting service for the contract to enable the effective management of expenditure and provide oversight of the budget. Manage the timely collection of data to support on‑going budget control and forecasting. To safely provide cost control management support to the Project Manager in delivering successful projects, product or integrated solutions to time, scope in a cost‑effective way.
Key Objectives
Cost Management Project Controls – to comply with project controls procedures, processes and systems to ensure that quality and consistency of data is maintained. To contribute to improving the quality and performance of cost control processes and systems. To assist in the preparation of Change Control procedures and subsequent implementation. To work closely with the Planning Engineering to ensure costings for project plans are accurate. To assist in the keeping of records for change control, trends and the maintenance of trend / change log. Assist the Project Team in the day‑to‑day management of Project Control activities. To be responsible for monthly and ad‑hoc reporting on behalf of the Project Team and / or Head of Cost Engineering and Estimating. To perform any other Project Control duties as and when required by the Project Manager and / or Director.
Project Cost Management
To interrogate the Business System to ascertain the actual expenditure against critical areas, and provide entries for accruals where needed. To be responsible for the preparation of monthly cost reports, identifying critical areas, and providing trend analysis and early warning to the Project Team and / or Project Services Function. Ensure budgets are controlled within authorised funding limits and in accordance with financial procedures. Monitor trends monthly, provide analysis to the Project Team and invoke the project change control invoked procedure where required.
Project Reviews
To assist in the preparation of on‑going project reviews and provide advice on corrective actions. To identify variances and develop the appropriate mitigation strategies for recommendation to the Project Team.
Technical Competency and Development
Actively participate in continuous improvement of the company, department, personnel and self. Formulate and manage own personal training plan and development activity with the Project Manager. Educated to degree level, AAT qualified or equivalent.
Qualifications
- Essential – Membership of appropriate technical / professional body
- Desirable – IOSH Managing Safely or Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace or equivalent
- Essential – Relevant training will be provided if required
- Knowledge of Major Projects, Change Control procedures and management – Essential
- Experience of managing Financial Performance – Essential
- Experience of planning and controlling work to Project Control Procedures – Essential
- Managing and retrieving information – Essential
- Forecasting – Essential
- Producing and presenting information to high standards – Essential
- Reporting requirements and report writing – Essential
- Used to dealing with confidential and commercial information – Essential
- Desirable – Familiar with integrated management system operating procedures and requirements etc.
- Desirable – Competent user of MS Office
- Essential – Able to organise and prioritise own work
- Essential – Excellent negotiating, listening and influencing abilities
- Essential – Leadership and team working skills within own area and across the business
- Essential – Management of deadlines and delivery to schedule
- Essential – Able to deal with multiple issues, tasks and priorities concurrently
- Essential – Maintenance of database and physical records and files
- Desirable – Ability to communicate with a wide range of colleagues at all levels and with external stakeholders and contractors
- Desirable – Knowledge of ISO 9001 / 14001 & 45001
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