Job Title: Cost Controller
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £28,300 – £35,400 Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72906
As a Cost Controller, you will play a vital role in enhancing project performance and stability across major submarine programmes. You will work within a collaborative project controls environment, collecting, analysing and reporting meaningful cost information that enables informed decision‑making at both project and programme levels. Your day‑to‑day work will deepen your expertise in cost control, earned value and financial analysis within a highly regulated defence environment, directly influencing delivery outcomes, managing change, improving forecasting accuracy and maintaining control over complex projects.
- Managing actual project costs against agreed performance baselines
- Producing accurate internal and external cost reports for senior leadership
- Analysing cost, variance and performance data to identify risks and opportunities
- Supporting forecast coordination with activity owners across the programme
- Conducting investigations and providing clear recommendations based on evidence
This is a full‑time role (35 hours per week) offering a hybrid working arrangement with 2–3 days in the office or onsite each week.
Essential Experience
- Experience in cost control, project controls or a financial environment
- Understanding of project cost management, earned value or finance principles
- Strong data analysis skills with the ability to interpret and explain findings
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Proven ability to manage stakeholders and communicate clearly at all levels
Qualifications
- A relevant professional qualification or demonstrable experience in a project or cost control environment
- Qualifications in Project Fundamentals or Project Management from the Association for Project Management are advantageous
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP and annual health checks through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Professional fee payment support
- Reservists receive 10 days of special paid leave
- Holiday trading – purchase or sell up to one week of annual leave (open February–March)
- Be Kind Day – one paid day per year for volunteering work with a chosen charity
We are a disability confident, inclusive employer. If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact careers@babcockinternational.com.
Closing date: 29/04/2026
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