Do you wish to take on a role with excellent opportunities for long term career progression?

If so, please read on…

A bit about us
Mott MacDonald is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world. We are a multisector consultancy providing engineering, management, and development services on projects in 150 countries. With over 16,000 of the best people working on a diverse range of challenges, we're helping our clients deliver sustainable infrastructure and development solutions. We have a collegiate and collaborative culture which values equality and diversity, and we take proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace.

About the division
The advisory and programme delivery division delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity from £million's to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting, education and healthcare management.
Our portfolio of defence projects offers an extensive range of programme support capabilities to defence agencies, including the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), and several other worldwide defence sector service suppliers. Mott MacDonald are looking to hire cost professionals in both the junior and mid-level band

What is our vision?
Our vision, with your help, is to deliver major projects as part of a global business and to establish our wide-ranging consultancy as credible and preferred for our existing and new clients.

A bit about the role
Co-ordinates costing of requirements in CASP; maintaining an accurate list of assumptions as agreed with the FLC, identifying, quantifying and recording risks, opportunities and dependencies
Leads on design of project cost breakdown structure, ensuring sufficient granularity to inform those that need the information
Translates cost estimates into baseline budgets, flowing down to the appropriate control account manager and work packages
Maintains audit trail of all change proposals, changes to accruals and updates baseline in respect of approved changes, managing associated changes to budget/funding and work package
Produces Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis to inform accruals and AUC calculations
Maintains historical data on the project's cost performance
Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and cost control techniques
Knowledge and understanding of the concepts of Project Controls and incontract management and an understanding of the inter-relationship between estimating, costing, risk and earned value management

Required criteria for the ideal Cost Controller:
May be considered to be qualified by experience if they do not hold formal qualifications such as CCAB or equivalent
Ability to achieve Security clearance to SC level or higher
Ideally degree qualilfied or equivalent

Equality, diversity and inclusion statement:
Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are at the heart of our organisation. We promote equal opportunities and have several initiatives to create an inclusive workplace culture; Our dedicated inclusive recruitment page provides more information on our efforts and recognitions.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can assist.

Flexible working:
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

We can offer:
* Pension matched up to 7%
* Competitive annual leave and the option to purchase additional annual leave
* An annual professional institution subscription
* Life insurance
* Enhanced parental leave
* Annual company performance bonus scheme - Subject to company performance
* Flexible benefits scheme to suit you, including cycle to work & Interest free season ticket loans etc.

Does this sound interesting to you? Get in touch today!