Project Cost Controller in Reading
Infraspec is looking for an Project Cost Controller in Reading
Job description
Job Title: Cost Controllers
Location: London or Reading (Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite, 2-3 days remote)
Contract: Day rate, inside IR35 (£400-£450 per day)
About the Role:
We’re recruiting for Cost Controllers to join a dynamic PMO team supporting strategic programmes within the Asset Management & Engineering sector. This contract role offers the chance to contribute to large-scale capital projects with a forward-thinking organisation, blending onsite and remote working.
Scope of Role:
You will lead and manage cost control processes, ensuring robust planning, monitoring, and reporting of costs across projects. Working within a ‘Hub and Spoke’ PMO model, you’ll help maintain cost baselines, provide clear insights for decision-making, and support change control from a cost perspective. The role requires strong collaboration across project delivery teams, commercial and finance functions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain cost baselines for projects and sub-programmes, ensuring accuracy in forecasts and actuals.
- Provide monthly cost reporting and insights to support senior stakeholders.
- Support the change control process from a cost impact perspective.
- Lead and develop cost control resources within the team, fostering strong cost management practices.
- Ensure compliance with established Portfolio Controls Framework and standards.
Experience Required:
- Proven track record in cost control within large-scale capital projects or programmes, ideally within asset management or engineering environments.
- Experience developing and managing cost baselines, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting and ability to provide actionable insights.
- Familiarity with asset management principles and how they apply to project cost control.
- Experience working in a PMO or project controls environment, preferably within regulated industries such as water, utilities, or infrastructure.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience managing or leading cost control activities or teams is preferred.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Degree or equivalent in Business Management, Finance, Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline.
- Experience with project controls tools and systems.
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- Reading
- Type of Contract
- Part-time jobs
- Published at
- 09-07-2025
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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