Project Controls / Cost Controller Professionals in Peterborough

Hybrid opportunity based in Peterborough, with mandatory 3 days in office. Open to candidates commuting from surrounding areas.

At Korn Ferry, we are excited to be recruiting Project Controls and Cost Controller professionals to join a leading global professional services organisation supporting high-profile projects and programmes across the UK water, wastewater and infrastructure sectors.

These opportunities will support the delivery of integrated project controls and cost management across complex infrastructure portfolios. Depending on your experience, your focus may include planning and scheduling, cost control, forecasting, performance reporting, risk and change management, or a combination of these disciplines.

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What you'll be doing:

• Supporting the development and consistent application of project controls and cost management processes, procedures and systems.
• Developing, maintaining and updating project schedules, baselines, budgets and forecasts.
• Coordinating and assuring schedule, cost and progress data from project teams, delivery partners and contractors.
• Producing accurate project controls, cost and performance reports, dashboards and monthly reporting information.
• Monitoring trends, variances, risks and issues, escalating findings and supporting practical corrective actions.
• Supporting cash-flow and out-turn cost forecasting, including estimate to complete and estimate at completion.
• Applying Earned Value Management and supporting alignment between cost, schedule and risk information.
• Supporting cost and schedule impact assessments for scope changes, compensation events and project risks.

What we're looking for:

• Experience in project controls, cost control, planning or a related discipline within infrastructure, engineering or construction.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret complex project, schedule and financial information.
• Experience with forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, performance reporting and baseline management.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management, risk management, change control and integrated project controls methodologies.
• Practical experience with NEC contracts and regulated delivery environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and relevant project controls software. Experience with Primavera P6, Asta, OPP, Candy, CostX, On-Screen Takeoff, Accubid or equivalent tools is beneficial.
• Experience within the UK water, utilities or other regulated infrastructure sectors, including AMP delivery, would be advantageous.

This is an opportunity to contribute to major infrastructure programmes within a collaborative Controls and Performance environment, developing your technical capability while helping clients improve project predictability, cost performance and programme outcomes.