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Associate Director - Cost Control

Bristol, United Kingdom, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-08 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead and develop teams of Cost Control professionals on complex infrastructure projects and programmes, driving continuous improvement in cost control processes and providing subject matter expertise.

Role type

Senior IC cost control manager (defence infrastructure)

Builds

Cost forecasts (ETC/EAC), performance recovery recommendations, and reporting tracking tools for high-profile infrastructure programmes.

Domain

Defence sector, Infrastructure, Project Controls

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Team leadership, Earned Value Management (EVM), Cost Control process implementation, MS Excel, Scheduling, Risk Management, Change Control, Finance alignment

Preferred skills

Cost Control tool familiarity, NEC contracts, Defence environment experience, Cost Control qualification (Controls & Skills Authority), Project Controls qualification (ECITB, APM)

Technologies

MS Excel, Cost Control tools

Responsibilities

Lead and develop teams of Cost Control professionals, Drive continuous improvement in cost control processes, Define project forecasts (ETC/EAC), Provide subject matter expertise in Cost Control, Present performance recovery recommendations to stakeholders, Support recruitment and training development

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibility

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