• Production and control of budgets / forecasts and expenditure profiles for all work within the construction portfolio, utilising approved work breakdown and cost breakdown structures.
• Ensure that budgets / forecasts are produced in conjunction with, and agreed by, the various stakeholders involved in the project, so that complete and consistent plans exist for all necessary business and project activities.
• Co-ordination and production of cost reports and updated budgets to a defined reporting cycle.
• Analysis of trends and change within projects and the provision of feedback on areas of risk and opportunities.
• Assist with the overseeing of the review and acceptance of supplier cost reports.
• Analysis and integration of cost estimates and forecasts provided by contractors and suppliers.
• Support the review of Change Requests and their implications on project budgets.
• Support the monthly review of budgets and Latest Best Estimates (LBEs) in conjunction with schedule information to enable effective management decisions.
• Conduct basic analysis on plans to provide insight to Project Managers that will help to enhance delivery and improve decision-making on the management of dependencies and critical path.
• Support Project Managers to ensure project budgets / forecasts are appropriately challenged, defined and analysed. Share and challenge information on project scope, schedule and cost.
• Maintaining the status updates of all budgets / forecasts on a monthly cycle to facilitate effective reporting of progress and variances.
• Support the timely production of monthly Programme Board report, monthly Performance Report, Quarterly Project Report (QPR) and any other periodic reporting tasks in regard to costs.
• Support the training of project personnel on the appropriate cost management processes and systems.

Experience Required

• Experience working in a rigorous programme controls environment.
• Degree or HND (or equivalent experience) in Engineering, Construction, Quantity Surveying or other related field is advantageous
• Experienced in providing cost management of a major project or programme.
• Detailed understanding of cost management methodologies and techniques including EV analysis, scheduling and Risk & Change management.
• Familiarity with Finance systems such as SAP, SAGE etc.
• Experience of report generation and ability to deliver to deadlines.
• Experience of NEC forms of contract would be beneficial.
• Will be an excellent communicator - able to build strong working relationships and work collaboratively with wider stakeholders across all areas and levels of the organisation
• Have strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and generate complex data with the skills to be able to communicate clearly to multiple stakeholders and different levels