Project Cost Control Discipline Lead

Project Cost Control Discipline Lead

Salary: Upto £75,000 Depending on Experience

Location: Bristol

Sector: Defence

Benefits:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive ten days special paid leave

Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or

The opportunity:

An exciting oppurtunity has risen for a Project Cost Control Discipline Lead, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary. Our client is in the process of a supplementing the current Project Management & Project Controls (PM&PC) Function through implementing complementary, but individually focused disciplines. As a result, they are looking for a driven and experienced professional to develop and maintain a strong project estimating and cost management community, capability and culture across their Mission Systems business.

You will be responsible for leading the community of individuals specialised in estimating and cost management, including professional development, mentoring and coaching.

You will also work with the PM&PC Function Operations Lead to generate a pipeline of suitably qualified and experienced estimating and cost management professionals in line with related delivery demand across the portfolio.

The client is looking for:

• Significant experience of project estimating and cost management / control techniques and approaches, including estimating, forecasting, performance reporting (i.e. EVM) and quantitative risk analysis etc.
• Comprehensive experience of delivering/leading estimating and cost management within projects and programmes for large and technically complex equipment or system delivery contracts.
• Experience of using, or working alongside, related software tools such as MSP, P6, Active Risk Manager, RiskHive, Deltec Cobra, Safran or Primavera Risk Analyser etc.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to interact successfully at all levels.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance level for this role.

If you are interested in this position, then please contact Sam on 01923 470 765 or email: s.negbenebor @mane.co.uk for more information.