Babcock International Group

Cost Manager

Babcock International Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Taunton • United Kingdom

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ERPOracle

About the role

  • Leading and developing a team of 12 to deliver high‑quality cost reporting, forecasting and financial governance.
  • Producing accurate monthly Applications for Payment across multiple Delivery Partners.
  • Maintaining validated cost data, accruals, provisions and monthly Estimates at Completion.
  • Presenting performance insights, cost variances and dashboards to Delivery Partners, Clients and the Project Controls Board.
  • Enhancing systems, processes and tools, including SAGE, ERP systems and cost / earned value platforms.

Requirements

  • Advanced experience in cost control and forecasting, including variance analysis, cost risk, EACs and budget management.
  • Experience leading or supervising teams in cost, finance, estimating or project controls environments.
  • Strong systems capability, including ERP, SAGE, SAP, Oracle and advanced Excel.
  • Experience working in complex project environments or large‑scale infrastructure delivery.
  • Ability to communicate financial information clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders.
  • Professional experience in cost engineering, project controls, finance or a closely related discipline.
  • The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • Employee share scheme
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
  • ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cost controlforecastingvariance analysiscost riskEACsbudget managementcost engineeringproject controlsfinancial governancedata analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationteam supervisionpresentation skillsstakeholder management
Certifications
Standard (BPSS) security clearance