Project Controls Lead - Cost

As a Project Control Lead - Cost, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be supporting the Missions Systems Business in supporting the delivery of vital military capability. Day-to-day, you'll play a crucial role in managing the financial aspects of programme delivery through to completion.

• Establish, implement and maintain best practice cost control systems across the programme.
• Lead the development and maintenance of the project baseline budgets
• Oversee control of commitments and accruals with the Project Manager
• Provide key input into the production and management of control account plans, including establishing basis of estimates and cost related assumptions and dependencies.
• Collate, organise and present the necessary data to enable Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting.
• Coordinate and develop project work-in-progress (WIP), commitment and estimate at complete (EAC) forecasts
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Project Control Lead - Cost
• Considerable experience in the advanced application of Project Management techniques in a relevant technical project environment across the full project lifecycle
• Advanced knowledge of cost management and earned value techniques
• Previous experience on complex defence projects (desirable, but not essential)
• Ability to champion high performance and inspire others
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of contract and commercial management
• Experience working with senior level managers both internally and externally
Qualifications for the Project Control Lead - Cost
• APM PMQ or equivalent (advantageous)
• PPC Practitioner (advantageous)
• UK Driving Licence
Security Clearance The successful candidate must be a Sole UK National able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Control Lead - Cost at our Ashton Vale or MoD Hawthorn site.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). What We Offer
• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
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