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Jacobs Cost Manager in London, United Kingdom
Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay, free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.
We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
Nuclear Power Programmes are delivering client critical works to some of our major UK and European Projects. Our embedded teams are delivering support to Hinkley Point C (New build power station in the South West), Sizewell C (located in the South East), helping develop technologies in SMR (Small modular Reactor) capability and working towards building Poland's first Nuclear Power station.
In both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.
Working in the Cost Discipline of Project Controls under the direction and leadership of the Cost Lead within the PMO and the Project Controls Manager within the Delivery Programme, you will take responsibility for all aspects of Cost within either one of the Programme Controls Teams or the Central Controls Team within the SZC Project. To help lead the establishment, development, maintenance of timely, accurate cost data, and reports, including forecasts, performance analysis, earned value, Estimates to complete, and monthly reports on the Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP). Key responsibilities will be:
Support the PCM or Cost Lead in the development, implementation, and maintenance of Integrated Project Controls processes for Cost
Production of monthly reports, through the provision of intelligent information and analysis
Assist in leading, coaching and supporting all staff within the Cost Discipline
Collaborate with other Disciplines of Integrated Project Controls, as well as other Project Support Functions, to help deliver Project goals
Responsible for the production and maintenance of accurate forecasts in alignment with the Control Account Structure
Accurate maintenance all cost data for the Programme within the financial control system (EcoSys), including monthly ACWP calculations
Oversee and provide timely and focussed cost reporting for the Programme to key stakeholders, to a defined reporting cycle
Responsible for the accurate assessment of the EAC for the Programme
Ensuring that earned value techniques and indices are correctly implemented in the Programme
Oversee on behalf of the PCM the review, acceptance and integration of cost estimates and forecasts provided by Tier 1 Contractors and suppliers
Here’s what you’ll need :
Degree in Engineering, Construction, Accounting, Quantity Surveying or other related field
Professionally qualified with chartered or equivalent status
Proven relevant experience in a Project Management or Project Controls environment in a similar Cost role on a major construction project
Leadership experience
Experience in the use of cost management software systems such as EcoSys
Knowledge of scheduling tools such as Primavera P6
Experience in the use of a risk management tool such as ARM
Ability to present complex information to senior executives and shareholders
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. (https://careers.jacobs.com/life-at-jacobs/)
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here. (https://www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity?_ga=2.1062705.1096535124.1626879887-1704311048.1575562676)
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