Location
Altrincham or Bristol, UK
Recruiter Contact
Cassidy Browne
Overview of the role
Mott MacDonald is looking for a Senior Project Controller to join our Energy Unit within the Nuclear, Defence and Civil division. You will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of complex and high‑profile projects within the nuclear sector, working collaboratively with integrated, multi‑disciplinary teams.
This role offers the opportunity to influence project outcomes, apply best‑practice cost control, and contribute to safe, sustainable project delivery, while developing your career within a globally respected consultancy.
Key responsibilities and duties
* Lead the development and application of cost control strategies aligned to client requirements and industry best practice
* Establish, implement and maintain effective cost control systems to manage budgets, commitments, actuals and forecasts
* Develop and manage robust Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB), supporting integrated change control processes
* Produce and maintain Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) aligned with WBS, work packages and control accounts
* Integrate cost estimates with schedules to support accurate time‑phased budgets and earned value performance
* Prepare and manage accruals to ensure timely and accurate reporting of Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP)
* Maintain credible and well‑evidenced project forecasts, including Estimates to Complete (ETC)
* Manage cost control and reporting in accordance with NEC or FIDIC contract requirements
* Engage with the supply chain to validate cost data, understand variances and improve forecast accuracy
* Provide clear, insightful cost performance reporting to project and senior leadership teams
Candidate specification
* Professional experience in Project Controls / Cost Engineering / Cost Control across the full project lifecycle
* Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), cost forecasting and performance analysis
* Experience working within integrated project teams on complex infrastructure or energy projects
* Ability to influence and guide cost control processes within complex project or programme environments
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders
* Demonstrated leadership behaviours, including coaching and developing others in a collaborative environment
* Understanding of how cost control interfaces with planning, risk, reporting and change control
* Membership of, or working towards membership of, a relevant professional body (e.g. APM, PMI)
Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we offer a hybrid working policy that embraces flexibility and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
Accessibility
We support candidates with disabilities or who need support during the recruitment process.
Benefits
* Financial wellbeing – pension matching 4.5% to 7% of salary, life assurance up to 4x basic salary, income protection, flexible benefits.
* Employee Ownership - shared success, bonus schemes, pathways to ownership.
* Health and wellbeing – private medical insurance, health cash plan, wellbeing program.
* Lifestyle – 33-35 days holiday, holiday entitlement increased after 5 years, saving schemes, discounts.
* Enhanced family and carers leave – maternity, adoption, paternity leave, additional caregiving leave.
* Learning and development – annual professional institution subscription, training, mentoring.
* Networks, communities and social outcomes – employee networks, community impact.
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Apply now, or for more information about our application process, contact the recruiter.
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