Senior Cost Controller - Defence

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We provide Commercial, Procurement and Cost Management Services to a wide range of clients out of over 110 offices worldwide, operating in various sectors including Defence, Government, Rail, Utilities, Transport, Education, Local Authorities and Health.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cost Controller to join our busy and expanding, Bristol and South West based, Infrastructure-Defence team.

We are undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on several high-profile Infrastructure Projects/Programmes. Additionally, this role will provide the opportunity to innovate, collaborate and learn from our experienced and award‑winning Cost Control community and wider extensive Controls and Performance Network.

There has never been a more exciting time to build your career with us in the Defence sector.

Working alongside project delivery teams as part of a wider cost control team or independently with reach back support to experienced cost professionals, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Tailoring Cost Control approaches to meet the client’s needs and aligning with Turner & Townsend best practice in Controls & Performance.
• 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 baselines, cost of work performed and forecasts.
• Assisting in the development of project Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS), align the time phasing of budgets against the Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), to accurately track and control cost performance
• Developing and maintaining relationships with interfacing disciplines including, but not limited to, Finance, Commercial and Project Managers to ensure alignment of project information.
• Establishing processes for monthly Cost Control activities such as formulating the ACWP and forecasting the ETC and EAC.
• Developing reporting tools such as cost dashboards, variance analysis and commentary.
• Applying EVM metrics (CV, CPI) to challenge cost performance and provide project analysis.
• Providing Cost information and advice to the project team, to develop status reports, keep management informed on project cost performance, and to support management decision making.
• Training and coaching clients and less experienced team members on cost control processes and practices.
• Validating supplier costs, review payment applications and integrate data into baselines.
• Supporting change control, trends assessment and baseline updates.
• Collaborating with Finance, Commercial, Planning, Risk and PM teams to maintain consistent cost information.
• Supporting governance reviews, assurance activities and Integrated Baseline Reviews.
• Contributing to lessons learned and benchmarking activities.

• Minimum of 5 years demonstrable experience in a senior Cost Control role.
• Minimum of 5 years demonstrable experience of working within a project environment.
• Familiarity of different cost performance reporting and cost forecasting techniques
• An…