Cost Manager – PMO

Job Title: Cost Manager – PMO

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £56,000+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead in the development of toolsets to support the Estimate at Completion Process
• Lead the development of ‘On Contract’ reporting to support the Contract Management and Finance teams
• Provide Cost Support throughout the full Project Costing process
• Attend monthly Control Account Manager reviews
• Help to drive the Quality to all cost outputs
• Develop a training strategy to deliver to the Cost Leads to ensure that all Cost team members are suitably qualified and experienced personnel
• Provide cover for the Project Management and Controls Manager for the Dreadnought Cost area

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Good knowledge of a range of Planning, Monitoring & Control methodologies and toolsets will be required
• Project Management & Control experience, Finance and/or Cost Estimating background demonstrated in a professional role within a business or project/programme/portfolio
• You will need to have significant knowledge and experience in influencing internal and external Stakeholders
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of SAP, P6 and Dassian (Toolsets)
• Broad knowledge/exposure to risk, opportunity and change processes

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Dreadnought PMO Cost Team:

This is a vital role within the team and a great opportunity to be involved in exciting and complex projects for the wider Dreadnought programme. The position will provide you the opportunity to work within a multi-faceted and dedicated team. Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 20^th January 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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