Cost Controller

Location

Devonport, Devon | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Title:               Cost Controller
Location:               Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:     £36,620 + Benefits
Role Type:             Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                 SF55880

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Cost Controller at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Cost Controller, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll look to enhance project performance and stability through assisting with the collection, analysis, investigation and reporting of meaningful cost information to allow informed decision-making at a program, project and zonal level.

Day to day, you’ll will be supporting the senior cost controller with all aspects of cost control within packages of work. This will include governance and Subject Matter Expertise (SME) advice on cost capture. 

This will include collection, processing and analysis of actuals data; providing multi-layered reporting both internally and externally and providing justification, analysis and recommendations based on data and supporting investigations.  

• Collecting actuals against multiple cost performance baselines. 
• Implementing change against multiple performance baselines.
• Producing internal and external monthly reporting with supervision.
• Processing data and assisting with analysis. 
• Gathering forecasts from activity owners.

This role is full time, 36 hours based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard with hybrid working from home arrangements.

Essential experience of the Cost Controller: 

• A Basic understanding of project controls, specifically (one or more of) cost control, earned value, finance, scheduling, change control or estimating.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience of data analysis
• Stakeholder management
• Previous experience within Project Controls would be advantageous. 

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Please note that this position is subject to enhanced national security vetting. The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to satisfy Ministry of Defence security requirements (this may include obtaining SC, NNPPI or Developed Vetting (DV) level of security clearances). 

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 20/03/2024

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Salary

£36.62k per annum