Senior Project Controller

Location(s)

Altrincham or Bristol, UK

Mott Mac Donald is looking for a Senior Project Controller to join our Energy Unit within the Nuclear, Defence and Civil division. You will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of complex and high‑profile projects within the nuclear sector, working collaboratively with integrated, multi‑disciplinary teams.

This role offers the opportunity to influence project outcomes, apply best‑practice cost control, and contribute to safe, sustainable project delivery, while developing your career within a globally respected consultancy known for technical excellence and a strong people culture.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Lead the development and application of cost control strategies aligned to client requirements and industry best practice
• Establish, implement and maintain effective cost control systems to manage budgets, commitments, actuals and forecasts
• Develop and manage robust Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB), supporting integrated change control processes
• Produce and maintain Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) aligned with WBS, work packages and control accounts
• Integrate cost estimates with schedules to support accurate time‑phased budgets and earned value performance
• Prepare and manage accruals to ensure timely and accurate reporting of Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP)
• Maintain credible and well‑evidenced project forecasts, including Estimates to Complete (ETC)
• Manage cost control and reporting in accordance with NEC or FIDIC contract requirements
• Engage with the supply chain to validate cost data, understand variances and improve forecast accuracy
• Provide clear, insightful cost performance reporting to project and senior leadership teams
• Professional experience in Project Controls / Cost Engineering / Cost Control across the full project lifecycle
• Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), cost forecasting and performance analysis
• Experience working within integrated project teams on complex infrastructure or energy projects
• Ability to influence and guide cost control processes within complex project or programme environments
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership behaviours, including coaching and developing others in a collaborative environment
• Understanding of how cost control interfaces with planning, risk, reporting and change control
• Membership of, or working towards membership of, a relevant professional body (e.g. APM, PMI)

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reaso and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4× your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6× your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including…