Senior Cost Controller - Defence

Senior Cost Controller – Defence – Join our Defence North team at Turner & Townsend.

We help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects worldwide, supporting the National Security & Defence Infrastructure Cost Centre across programme and project management, cost engineering, risk management and commercial disciplines.

Security Clearance

Important: before applying, you must be a sole UK national able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). Many of the clients and projects we support require MoD clearance and trade‑control restrictions; eligibility may be affected by nationality, citizenship and residency. Further details are available at .

Key Deliverables

• Working alongside project delivery teams as part of a wider cost control team or independently, responsibilities include tailoring cost control approaches, aligning with best practice, and promoting cost control benefits within project and programme teams.
• Implementing, administering, and maintaining cost control systems and procedures to track project budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts.
• Developing project Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS), aligning budget phasing against Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to accurately track actual costs.
• Mapping and integrating cost estimates into the WBS to set the project budget against the correct Work Packages, Planning Packages and Control Accounts.
• Maintaining relationships with interfacing disciplines, including Finance, Commercial and Project Managers, to ensure alignment of project information.
• Leading the production of accruals to ensure Actual Cost of Work Performed is accurately reflected in a timely manner.
• Providing advice and assisting the development of reporting tracking tools, generating cost reports and analysing earned value management information.
• Providing cost information and advice to the project team for status reports and performance management decision‑making.
• Training and coaching clients and junior team members on cost control processes and practices.

Qualifications – Essential

• Demonstrable experience in cost control.
• Familiarity with cost performance reporting and forecasting techniques.
• Experience leading cost control assurance activities as part of project performance cadence.
• Detailed understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), progress reporting, forecasting and performance analysis.
• Practical experience of using MS Excel and other MS applications.

Qualifications – Desirable

• Familiarity with at least one cost control tool.
• Understanding of how other aspects of project controls (scheduling, risk management, reporting, change control) interact with cost control.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts.
• Ability to travel to client sites across the region as required.

Working in Teams / Office & Site Attendance

We recognise the importance of balancing work and home life with hybrid working. You will be required to be on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices up to 60% of your time, which may include travel. Flexibility and collaboration are key to our success.

Additional Information

• Our inspired people share our vision and mission, providing a great place to work and a voice for change.
• We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.
• Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community.
• Find out more about us at .

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Project Management

Industries

• Construction
• Civil Engineering
• Business Consulting and Services