We have an exciting opportunity to join our Project Management Operations team here at Framatome UK!

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We are currently seeking a Cost Controller here to join our team in Avonmouth to be responsible for maintaining integrated cost reporting and associated artefacts across a portfolio of projects, as well as support the development of the tools and processes used to generate this and supporting outputs. These outputs will be one of the core project controls outputs in support of project management and customer/ business reporting requirements, and the role is responsible for ensuring that all outputs produced by junior staff that feed into this are of suitable quality and timely.

What will you be doing?

• Manage the structure and content of SAP projects including creating projects and ensuring project & WBS adherence with business and project standards
• Utilise SAP to extract data and produce cost reports across the project portfolio, including centralised reporting such as the PFR/ CCR cycle and Cost of Non Quality (CoNQ);
• Provide interrogation, assurance and enhanced analysis of cost data on projects, providing consolidated assessments to project, programme and portfolio managers;
• Be actively involved in the development of estimates and costings for tender projects and maintain centralised supporting data such as norms and productivity rates;
• Support the implementation and production of project cost management activities and reporting including invoicing, variations, cost v budget/ price, EVM, cashflow
• Provide day-to-day cost control support and guidance across all elements of projects and the business

Key Outputs:

• SAP Project Creation
• Identification & correction of SAP project & WBS structure
• Centralised Cost Reporting
• Assurance and Analysis of Project Cost Reporting
• Tender Cost Estimates
• Guidance and Support to Project Teams

What are we looking for?

Person Specification

• Experience in either a project controller or dedicated cost control roles working on moderately sized projects.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to support junior staff in cost control
• Adept users of cost control tools and principles,
• Knowledge and confidence to challenge and validate data
• Experience in a centralised cost control role or 3-4 years of experience in larger more complex projects.
• Confident and knowledgeable in the cost control sub-discipline
• Able to lead training/ familiarisation sessions with multiple staff of various functions
• Able to demonstrate an ability to create standard tools and templates that are used across multiple projects.

Training and Development expectations:

• APMG Project Planning & Controls (PPC) Foundation
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification
• APM Associate Membership

   

Desirable to hold, or aim to gain within 2 years, the following:

• ECITB Introduction to Estimating
• APMG Project Planning & Controls (PPC) Practitioner
• APMG Earned Value Management Foundation

Work pattern: Hybrid

Salary: £45,800 per annum

Benefits we offer:

• 25 days annual leave per year rising by 1 day for every 2 years worked (max 30 days) + Bank Holidays
• 8% employer pension contribution with employee 1% contribution (salary sacrifice)
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Our benefits package also includes Individual and family private health care, Dental insurance – individual cover, Cashplan – Level 2 cover - individual and family cover, Life assurance (4x salary), Income Protection, Professional Body Membership, Tusker Electric car scheme (salary sacrifice), Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice), and Generous family leave.