Career Opportunities: Cost Controller (59722)

Job Title:              Cost Controller
Location:              Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    £36,620 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF59722

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 Controller at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Cost Controller, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be part of the team looking at enhancing project performance and stability through the collection, analysis, investigation, and reporting of meaningful cost information. This will allow the business to make informed decisions at a program and project level.

Day-to-day, you’ll be involved with the collection, processing and analysis of actuals data, providing multi-layered reporting both internally and externally and providing justification, analysis and recommendations to the business based on data and supporting investigations.

• You will be managing actuals against cost performance baselines 
• Managing change against performance baselines
• Producing internal and external monthly reporting for the business/senior leadership
• You will be conducting data analysis and recommendations
• Coordinating forecasts from activity owners

This role is full time 35, hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Cost Controller

• Previous experience of a cost control/management environment is desirable, but training will be provided
• An understanding of project controls, specifically cost control, earned value, finance - Desirable 
• Experience of MS Office packages 
• Experience of data analysis 
• Excellent stakeholder management skills 

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

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.

Closing date: 08/10/2024

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