Senior Cost Manager

Eden Brown Synergy are working with an infrastructure, construction and railway transportation organisation who are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager on a permanent basis.

The role is full time, to start ASAP and paying up to £77,028 per annum (there is also a 20% uplift on the salary for salary top up, pension top up or income protection) so up to £92,433.60

The role is based in Birmingham City Centre and they offer hybrid working of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Job purpose
This role is responsible for working with the Head of Cost at a Programme and Contract level. This includes supporting the management of budgets, actual costs, forecasts and Earned Value Management (EVM) to support the successful delivery of the completed transport works.


Role of Directorate/Department
The Programme Management Office (PMO) is responsible for cost management & estimating, risk management, schedule management and integration, performance reporting, tools and systems and project management capability across the organisation and both Phase One and Phase Two. The PMO supports and enables delivery through the provision of specialist resources and services into Phase One and Phase Two Project Controls, and by centrally defining and implementing core project controls processes and standards.


Accountabilities
* To be accountable for leading on the analysis and verification of programme and contract phase level cost performance and ensuring the data accurately reflects the current programme performance for onwards reporting.
* To be accountable for leading on the validation of cost performance data submitted by delivery teams as part of communicating overall programme performance to Project Controls and Programme Management Office.
* To be responsible for supporting the Head of Cost in the management of the cost performance team, setting key time and quality targets and providing specialist advice where required.
* To be responsible for ensuring adherence with cost performance processes and procedures across the respective programme and also, for storing and maintaining data and documents accurately within the corporate systems.
* To be accountable for communicating key updates to the cost performance team and ensuring they are aligned to current business process and ways of working.
* To be responsible for working closely with the Areas' to develop a series of defined work-streams to progressively enhance cost performance capabilities within the Phase.
* To have accountability for leading on the continuous improvement of the Cost Performance function within the Phase One programme and ensure that lessons learnt are captured and presented back to the team and to implement governance processes and review policies in order to ensure they are in line with strategic business objectives.
* Lead on resolving system technical queries for the delivery teams, including 3rd Party Income Accounts, EVM, Inflation/Deflation
* Support the Cost alignment with Finance with uWBS implementation, Quarterly forecasts, monthly updates for Indirects and other portfolios
* Lead on systemising the new business requirements, test and implement them in the cost management and interfacing functions


Required criteria


Skills:
* Stakeholder management - ability to manage multiple stakeholders within a matrix environment, including the facilitation of stakeholder meetings and information flow.
* Able to solve problems with attention to detail.
* Able to provide clarity, direction and motivation to a team.
* Communication skills - clear communicator with the ability to deliver clear presentations which engage and influence colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels.

Knowledge:
* Knowledge of Project Controls and Cost processes and how these operate within complex organisations.
* Knowledge and commercial awareness of multiple construction contract types (including, NEC contracts, amendments, early warning notices and the work flows of communications between contractor and client) and their respective benefits to client organisations.
* Knowledge of the core Project Controls disciplines, including Schedule Management, Change Management and Risk Management.
* Knowledge of baseline development and maintenance of baselines on a major programme.

Type of experience:
* Experience in the management of Cost and Performance and project controls within a major project.
* Experience in the core project controls functions, including baseline maintenance, schedule management, cost performance, change management, risk management, performance reporting and document control.
* Experience in managing and producing performance reports that summarise cost performance, including: Budgets, Earned Value Management (EVM) and forecasts on major projects.
* Experience in the management and control of cost management systems (e.g.
Contruent, Ecosys, Cobra etc.).

Please only apply for this role if you have all the skills, knowledge and experience as mentioned above.

Thank you

Charlotte

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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