26-058 Project Cost Analyst in Chorley

NSG Environmental Ltd has been delivering work programmes in the nuclear industry for over 40 years. Traditionally in the areas of decommissioning and waste management, NSG now has a broad customer base and provides a wide spectrum of services across the nuclear project lifecycle, ranging from expert consultancy support, R&D and engineering design to rekit and refurbishment, site installation services and high-hazard physical decommissioning works, amongst others. This work is delivered at NSG’s own offices and purpose-built facilities and nuclear sites across the UK. The delivery and management of these projects and programmes of work is carried out by a skilled workforce composed of both white-collar and blue-collar personnel in technical, administrative, and physical roles. Our core values of Passion, Integrity, Challenge and Collaboration drive performance and ensure we add significant value.

If joining us as a member of staff, we will support your professional development in an exciting and challenging work environment that will enable you to use, develop and hone your technical expertise in a supportive and collaborative working environment.

The Role

• To support the commercial and operational activity of NSG Environmental Limited by ensuring the provision and effective completion of project costs accounting and administration tasks as directed by the Project Manager.

Key Objectives

• Project Support
• Project Costs Analysis
• Develop and maintain Project Costs Analysis and spreadsheets for Project Managers
• Provide month end info to Project Managers on project spend with breakdown of hours allocated to jobs to allow completion of Project status reports
• Comply with programme control procedures, processes and systems to ensure that quality and consistency is maintained
• Contribute to improving the quality and performance of cost control processes and systems
• Ensure methodologies are in place to provide accurate cost forecasts relating to actual performance
• Assist project managers in identifying significant adverse variances
• Prepare cost reports identifying critical areas and providing early warnings to the project manager
• Analyse/interrogate financial data in identifying variances and develop appropriate mitigation strategies in conjunction with project management
• Prepare project payment applications ensuring costs are captured and included in a timely manner

Reports

• Cost reports are produced within a specific time scale
• Interrogate the Business System to ascertain the actual expenditure against projects and provide entries for accruals where needed.

Project Reviews

• Assist in the preparation of on-going project reviews
• Identify variances and develop the appropriate mitigation strategies for recommendation to the Project Team.

Project Controls

• Assist the Project Team in the day to day management of Project Control activities.
• Be responsible for monthly and ad hoc reporting on behalf of the Project Manager
• Perform any other Project Control duties as and when required by the Project Manager and/or a Director.

Person Specification

• Qualifications
• GCSE / NVQ level 2 qualification in appropriate subjects including: English, Maths & IT - Essential
• AAT / CIMA / ACA Qualified or working towards - Desirable
• Membership of appropriate technical / professional body - Desirable
• Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace or equivalent is essential - Relevant training will be provided if required

Experience & Knowledge

• Routine recording and reporting of information both verbal and numerical - Essential
• Familiar with structuring and presentation of own work - Essential
• Managing and retrieving information - Essential
• Forecasting - Essential
• Knowledge of Major Projects, Change Control procedures and management - Essential
• Experience of managing Financial Performance - Essential
• Used to dealing with confidential and commercial information - Essential
• Familiar with QSHEW, integrated management system operating procedures and requirements etc. - Desirable

Skills & Abilities

• Competent user of MS Office - Essential
• Able to organise and prioritise own work, yet with proven ability to support and work within a team - Essential
• Able to manage deadlines and delivery to schedule - Essential
• Maintenance of database and physical records and files - Essential
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of colleagues at all levels and with external stakeholders and contractors - Essential
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 / 14001 & 45001 - Essential

Package

• Hours - 37.5 hours per week
• Overtime – 37.5-60 hours per week – Time and half
• Overtime – 60+ hours per week or Sundays – Double time
• Life Assurance 3x Salary
• Private Healthcare package
• Pension – Company contributes 5% Individual contributes 4%
• Discretionary bonus
• 187.5 hours per year holiday allowance
• Professional memberships covered

NSG Environmental are a Disability Confident Committed Employer.