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That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.\nEvery day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide. As part of our 2025 Vision we are putting Sustainability and Net Zero at the heart of our business.\nhttps://www.turnerandtownsend.com/en/about-us/our-purpose-and-values/\nOur team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.\n We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cost Controller (Senior Project Controls Engineer Grade) to join our busy and expanding, Midland & North, Infrastructure-Defence team.\nWe are undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on several high-profile Infrastructure Projects/Programmes. Additionally, this role will provide the opportunity to innovate, collaborate and learn from our experienced and award-winning Cost Control community and wider extensive Controls and Performance Network.\nThere has never been a more exciting time to build your career with us in the Defence sector.\nKey deliverables:\nWorking alongside project delivery teams as part of a wider cost control team or independently with reach back support to experienced cost professionals, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:\n\nTailoring Cost Control approaches to meet the client’s needs and aligning with best practice.\n\nPromoting the benefits and requirements of Cost Control within the project and programme team.\n\nImplementing, administering, and maintaining cost control systems and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts.\n\nDevelopment of project Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS), align the time phasing of budgets against the Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), to accurately track and control actual costs.\n\nMap and integrate cost estimates to the Work Breakdown Structure, in order to set the project budget against the correct Work Packages, Planning Packages and Control Accounts.\n\nDevelop and maintain relationships with interfacing disciplines including, but not limited to, Finance, Commercial and Project Managers to ensure alignment of project information.\n\nLead the production of accruals to ensure that the Actual Cost of Work Performed is accurately reflected in a timely manner in the cost data.\n\nProvide advice and assist the development of reporting tracking tools, where required, and generate Cost reports on a regular basis, including analysis of earned value management information.\n\nProviding Cost information and advice, where required, to the project team to develop status reports, keep management informed on project progress, and to support performance management decision making.\n\nTraining and coaching clients and less experienced team members on cost control processes and practices.\n\n Essential:\nDemonstrable Experience in Cost Control is essential.\n\nFamiliarity of different cost performance reporting and cost forecasting techniques\n\nExperience leading Cost Control Assurance activities as part of project performance cadence\n\nA detailed understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), progress reporting, forecasting and performance reporting and analysis is\n\nPractical experience of using MS Excel and other MS applications\n\nFamiliarity with at least one Cost Control tool is desirable.\n\nAn understanding of how other aspects of Project Controls (Scheduling, Risk Management, Reporting, Change Control) interact with Cost Control is desirable.\n\nFamiliarity with NEC contracts is desirable.\n\nThe ability to travel to client sites across the region as required\n\nIn order to progress your application, it is essential that you are a sole British national passport holder, with current security clearance, or the ability to achieve this.\nThis is purely due to client security requirements.\n Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.\nWe want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. \nTurner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.\nPlease find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/\nSOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.\nJoin our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:\nTwitter\nInstagram\nLinkedIn\nIt is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. 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