At a Glance
- Tasks: Monitor project costs, prepare financial reports, and support decision-making in a major infrastructure project.
- Company: Join a leading specialist engineering contractor on a prestigious infrastructure project.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonus, private medical insurance, and 25 days annual leave.
- Other info: Great career growth opportunities and a collaborative work environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a high-profile project and make a real impact on financial performance.
- Qualifications: Fully qualified ACCA, CIMA or ICAEW with experience in construction or engineering projects.
The predicted salary is between 48600 - 59400 £ per year.
Location: Ipswich / Suffolk (Sizewell C)
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Annual performance bonus
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life Assurance & Income Protection
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Enhanced sick pay
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Buy additional annual leave
- Paid professional memberships
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Long-term career opportunities within a leading specialist engineering contractor
An industry-leading specialist contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Cost Controller to join one of the UK's largest and most prestigious infrastructure projects. Working within a collaborative alliance environment, you'll play a vital role in maintaining financial control across a major geotechnical programme, ensuring accurate reporting, forecasting and cost governance while supporting the successful delivery of nationally significant infrastructure.
Reporting into the Finance team, you'll work closely with commercial, project delivery and procurement teams to provide accurate financial reporting, monitor project costs and support commercial decision-making. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced project finance professional with a background in construction, engineering or infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Cost Control & Financial Reporting
- Monitor project costs against budgets and forecasts
- Prepare accurate cost reports, forecasts and financial analysis
- Analyse cost variances and provide meaningful commercial insights
- Track committed costs, accruals and project expenditure
- Support effective financial governance across the project
- Forecasting & Financial Planning
- Produce regular project forecasts and cost updates
- Improve forecasting accuracy and financial performance
- Support budget planning and financial risk management
- Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency
- Assist project teams with financial decision-making
- Audit & Compliance
- Support internal and external audit activities
- Ensure compliance with project procedures and financial controls
- Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation
- Assist with governance and reporting requirements
- Promote best practice across financial processes
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with finance, commercial and operational teams
- Provide financial insight to support project delivery
- Build strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams
- Support continuous improvement initiatives
- Contribute to lessons learned and process development
About You
We're looking for someone with:
- Fully qualified ACCA, CIMA or ICAEW
- Experience working on major construction, infrastructure or engineering projects
- Strong understanding of project cost control and financial reporting
- Knowledge of NEC contracts and Defined Cost / Disallowed Cost principles
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience using ERP systems such as Oracle or similar
- Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills
- High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
Desirable
- Experience on major infrastructure or nuclear projects
- Experience within joint venture or alliance environments
- Knowledge of Oracle E1 or similar ERP systems
- Previous experience working with Tier 1 contractors
- Experience supporting commercial and project delivery teams
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's flagship infrastructure projects, where you'll play a key role in maintaining financial performance and supporting the successful delivery of a complex, high-profile engineering programme.
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