Senior Cost Controller - Outside IR35

Role scope

The Cost Controller will provide independent cost oversight, reporting, and governance for the Wormington project. The role focuses on financial performance tracking, variance analysis, forecasting, and budget control to support project leadership. The contractor will operate autonomously, using their own methodology and tools to fulfil deliverables without supervision.

Key Requirements

•    Monthly Cost Performance Reports including CPI, SPI, and variance analysis.
•    Updated cost forecasting model with risk-adjusted projections.
•    Budget tracking dashboards and expenditure summaries.
•    Financial input into project status reports.
•    Identification of cost efficiencies and improvement opportunities.
•    Cost risk register updates with mitigation recommendations.
•    Independently provides financial reporting and trending for the Project Controls Manager (PCM). 
•    Prepare and manage the staffing plans (cost and job hours).
•    Prepare and coordinate cost reports.
•    Collects and classifies cost engineering data.
•    Performs data analysis and development.
•    Duties completed independently, on time, and within agreed schedules and budgets.
•    All tasks and milestones achieved in line with the project progress measurement system.
•    Opportunities identified, risks mitigated, and appropriate actions implemented as they arise.
 

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process. Please contact us confidentially at recruitment.uk@kentplc.com to find out how we can support you.

 

About you:

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.  

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.