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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.