Bristol, GB
40 days ago
Cost Control Lead

Job Title:              Cost Control Lead
Location:              Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF59732

 

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 Cost Control Lead at our Ashton House site.

 

The Role
As a Cost Control Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Supporting the delivery of vital military capability. Your work will directly contribute to shaping the future of Submarines within the UK.

 

This role will play a crucial part in managing the financial aspects of the Dreadnought project through to completion, such as cost forecasting, cost variance analysis and performance evaluation, to ensure that the project remains on track financially against the approved budget.

 

Day-to-day, you’ll:

Establish, implement and maintain best practice cost control systems across the Dreadnought Programme.  Assist the team in all aspects of Project Cost Control. Provide coaching and mentoring to the Dreadnought team relating to cost control. Prepare and deliver all necessary internal and external cost control reports and documentation.

 

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the onsite and 3 days working from home.


Essential Experience of the Cost Control Lead

Considerable experience in the advanced application of Project Management techniques in a relevant technical project environment across the full project lifecycle. Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of contract and commercial management. Experience in the application of Schedule Risk Analysis/ Cost Risk Analysis (SRA/CRA). Previous experience on complex defence Projects (desirable, but not essential)

 

Qualifications for the Cost Control Lead

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
 

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 Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met Potential to develop skills

 

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview

 

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